Scattering and Schmid-Bulgadaev Transition in Qubits Based on Josephson Junction Chains
A Josephson junction subject to an ohmic dissipative environment undergoes a zero-temperature quantum phase transition called Schmid-Bulgadaev transition form an insulating state to a superconducting state upon increasing the impedance of the environment above the resistance quantum. Superconducting qubits based on Jos...