Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.111, No.14, 6164-6167, 1999
Iterative evaluation of the path integral for a system coupled to an anharmonic bath
An iterative algorithm is presented for evaluating the path integral expression for the reduced density matrix of a quantum system interacting with an anharmonic dissipative bath whose influence functional is obtained via numerical methods. The method allows calculation of the reduced density matrix over very long time periods.