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A note on macroscopic quantum tunnelling with dissipation

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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It is shown that dissipation decreases the quantum tunnelling amplitude. Our treatment is based on frictional Hamiltonian methods. A result similar to that of Caldeira and Leggett has been obtained in an appropriate limit.

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Jayannavar, A.M. A note on macroscopic quantum tunnelling with dissipation. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 42, 141–144 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748349

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