Direct Quantization of Open Dissipative Systems

Abstract

Open, dissipative systems subject to a random force are directly quantized. The starting point is the effective action derived using the method of Parisi-Sourlas. Since the effective action is second-order, the method of Ostrogradsky was used to quantize the system canonically. In the case of the harmonic oscillator, the relevant Green function can be computed exactly. In the general case, a perturbation expansion, involving time-dependent (memory) terms, can be defined.