Nonlinear response theory on the Keldysh contour

作者:Hansen Thorsten*; Pullerits Tonu
来源:Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics , 2012, 45(15): 154014.
DOI:10.1088/0953-4075/45/15/154014

摘要

Following the work of Schwinger (1961 J. Math. Phys 2 407), we present a general method for deriving quantum response functions on a closed-loop contour in the complex time plane. We focus on optical response functions of linear to third order and demonstrate by projecting contour time onto the real axis how they connect to Liouville space pathways. This work highlights the close connection between the Keldysh contour and the double-sided Feynman diagrams used in nonlinear optical spectroscopy. In addition, we give a Keldysh contour derivation of the Marcus equation for electron transfer.

  • 出版日期2012-8-14