Quantum Nonstationary Systems—Second Edition
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Information".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 272
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Interests: quantum physics; cavity electrodynamics; quantum closed and open systems with time-dependent parameters; uncertainty relations in quantum mechanics; nonclassical states of light in quantum optics
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Dear Colleagues,
Although time-dependent quantum systems have been studied since the very beginning of quantum mechanics, they continue to attract the attention of researchers, and almost every decade new important discoveries or new fields of application were made. Today, we are witnessing a new wave of interest in quantum non-stationary systems in different areas, ranging from cosmology (the very first moments of the Universe) and quantum field theory (particle pair creation in ultra-strong fields) to elementary particle physics (neutrino oscillations). A rapid increase in the number of theoretical and experimental works discussing time-dependent phenomena is also observed in quantum optics, quantum information theory and condensed matter physics. Time-dependent tunnelling and time-dependent transport in nano-structures are examples of such phenomena. Another emerging direction of study, stimulated by impressive progress in experimental techniques, is related to attempts to observe the quantum behavior of macroscopic objects, such as mirrors interacting with quantum fields in nano-resonators. Quantum effects manifest themselves in the dynamics of nano-electromechanical systems; they are dominant in the field of circuit QED. Another rapidly growing research field is the quantum control of evolution at the microscopic level. These examples show that quantum non-stationary systems continue to be an important part of quantum physics.
Current progress in the areas mentioned above was demonstrated in the 10 papers recently published in the Special Issue of Entropy entitled "Quantum Nonstationary Systems"—see the link below for more information: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/special_issues/nonstationary.
Now, we invite researchers to submit contributions to the second edition of this Special Issue.
Topics of primary interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Dynamics of quantum systems in the presence of dissipation;
- Dynamics of decoherence and thermalization;
- Dynamics of quantum entanglement;
- Dynamics of optomechanical systems;
- Dynamical Casimir effect and its analogs;
- Dynamics of wave packets;
- Time-dependent scattering and tunnelling;
- Quantum speed limits and energy-time uncertainty relations;
- Quantum effects in nonstationary environments;
- Quantum invariants in systems with time-dependent parameters;
- Exact and approximate solutions in quantum mechanics with time-dependent parameters;
- Quantum heat engines.
Prof. Dr. Viktor Dodonov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quantum nonstationary systems
- quantum dissipative systems
- quantum entanglement
- dynamics of decoherence and thermalization
- dynamical Casimir effect
- time-dependent quantum systems
- time-dependent phenomena
- quantum speed limits
- energy-time uncertainty relations
- quantum heat engines
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