Fortschritte der Physik · 1980 · 250 citations · 17 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsMathematical PhysicsQuantum MechanicsStochastic ProcessesHilbert Space FormalismQuantum DynamicsAge-dependent ProcessesAge-dependent ResponseAnnihilation OperatorsFock OperatorStochastic Chemical KineticsStochastic Kinetics
Abstract Fock‐Space (annihilation/creation operator) methods are introduced to describe systems of identical classical objects. Specific examples to which this formalism is applied are branching processes (including age dependent ones), chemical reactions, deterministic (Hamiltonian) systems, and generalized kinetic equations. Finally, a generalization to stochastic quantum systems is proposed which is applied to a gas of spinning molecules.
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