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Non-equilibrium phase transitions, coherence and chaos

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  1. Department of Physics, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, England

Abstract

We present a scheme for the theory of phase transitions in open dissipative systems, and show that its demands are fulfilled by quantum stochastic models of open systems, such as the laser.

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Banach Center Publications
1998/43/1
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Pages:
349-358
Main language of publication
English
Published
1998
Exact and natural sciences