Influence of Thermal Fluctuations on an Underdamped Josephson Tunnel Junction
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Inspired by a recent experiment, we study the influence of thermal fluctuations on the I-V characteristics of a Josephson junction, coupled to a strongly resistive environment. We obtain analytical results in the limit where the Josephson energy is larger than the charging energy and quasiparticles are absent.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003