Dissipation as a resource for constrained dynamics in open many-body quantum systems

This thesis studies non-equilibrium open quantum systems where the dissipation is crucial to the achievement of novel physical regimes. We focus on atomic systems which allow for the coupling of a ground state to a Rydberg state, relying on the strong interactions between Rydberg atoms to produce th...

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Main Author: Everest, Benjamin
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43375/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43375/1/BenEverestThesis.pdf