Quantum fluctuations in modulated nonlinear oscillators
We use a modulated oscillator to study quantum fluctuations far from thermal equilibrium. A simple but important nonequilibrium effect that we discuss first is quantum heating, where quantum fluctuations lead to a finite-width distribution of a resonantly modulated oscillator over its quasienergy (F...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2014-01-01
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Series: | New Journal of Physics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/015011 |