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From quantum ladder climbing to classical autoresonance

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem (Israel)
The autoresonance phenomenon allows excitation of a classical, oscillatory nonlinear system to high energies by using a weak, chirped frequency forcing. Ladder climbing is its counterpart in quantum mechanics. Here, for the first time to our knowledge, conditions for the transition from the quantum to the classical regimes are outlined. The similarities and differences between the two approaches are presented.
OSTI ID:
20640624
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 69; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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