Abstract
We derive an optimized random phase approximation from an expansion of the free energy in terms of the generating functional. We apply the theory to a quantum mechanical tunneling system coupled to a Gaussian bath. The theory reproduces both short-time behavior and long-time averages of (real time) correlation functions, and compares favorably with both nonoptimized RPA and the cumulant expansion.
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