Hyperacceleration of quantum thermalization dynamics by bypassing long-lived coherences: An analytical treatment

F Ivander, N Anto-Sztrikacs, D Segal - Physical Review E, 2023 - APS
We develop a perturbative technique for solving Markovian quantum dissipative dynamics,
with the perturbation parameter being a small gap in the eigenspectrum. As an example, we …

Shedding (incoherent) light on quantum effects in light-induced biological processes

P Brumer - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Light-induced processes that occur in nature, such as photosynthesis and
photoisomerization in the first steps in vision, are often studied in the laboratory using …

Photon correlation spectroscopy as a witness for quantum coherence

C Sánchez Muñoz, F Schlawin - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
The development of spectroscopic techniques able to detect and verify quantum coherence
is a goal of increasing importance given the rapid progress of new quantum technologies …

Describing the photo-isomerization of a retinal chromophore model with coupled and quantum trajectories

F Talotta, D Lauvergnat, F Agostini - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The exact factorization of the electron–nuclear wavefunction is applied to the study of photo-
isomerization of a retinal chromophore model. We describe such an ultrafast nonadiabatic …

Understanding multiple timescales in quantum dissipative dynamics: Insights from quantum trajectories

M Gerry, MJ Kewming, D Segal - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
Open quantum systems with nearly degenerate energy levels have been shown to exhibit
long-lived metastable states in the approach to equilibrium, even when modelled with …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple time scale open systems: Reaction rates and quantum coherence in model retinal photoisomerization under incoherent excitation

S Axelrod, P Brumer - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Many important open quantum systems, such as light harvesting systems irradiated with
natural incoherent light, present challenging computational problems. Specifically, such …