Abstract
We propose a general method of quantization of non-Hamiltonian physical systems. Applying it, for example, to a dissipative system coupled to a thermal reservoir described by the Fokker-Planck equation, we are able to obtain the Caldeira-Leggett master equation, the nonlinear Schrödinger-Langevin equation, and the Caldirola-Kanai equation (with an additional term), as particular cases.
- Received 12 June 1998
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.4330
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