ENVR 108 |
| We have considered models in which two-level systems are coupled to a simple harmonic oscillator; under conditions where the oscillator is highly excited, and where the characteristic energy of the oscillator is much less than the transition energy of the two-level systems. Energy exchange between the two-level systems and oscillator can occur at a relatively slow rate if a great many quanta are exchanged. It is possible to enhance this rate by many orders of magnitude in a system in which loss spoils the destructive interference in the model. Excitation can be transferred from one two-level system to another, also at a slow rate. This process can also be enhanced in models augmented with loss. These models may be relevant to excess heat generation in PdD electrochemical experiments. |
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New Energy Technology
1:30 PM-4:25 PM, Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Doubletree -- Maestro B, Oral
Division of Environmental Chemistry |