Landau-Zener formula and non-secular transitions

Abstract

The relationship between the Landau-Zener model (which describes transitions between energy levels for a time-dependent Hamiltonian) and non-secular master equations is discussed. This approach allows to describe the widely discussed in the literature on quantum photosynthesis resonance of the energy of the vibron and the difference of exciton energies for transitions between exciton states coupled to the vibron.