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Title: Landau-Zener problem in a three-level neutrino system with nonlinear time dependence

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Department of Physics, University of Jyvaeskylae, P.O. Box 35, FIN-40014 Finland (Finland)

We consider the level-crossing problem in a three-level system with nonlinearly time-varying Hamiltonian (time-dependence t{sup -3}). We study the validity of the so-called independent crossing approximation in the Landau-Zener model by making comparison with results obtained numerically in the density matrix approach. We also demonstrate the failure of the so-called 'nearest zero' approximation of the Landau-Zener level-crossing probability integral.

OSTI ID:
21010975
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Vol. 75, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.75.033006; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English