Classical behavior of a macroscopic Schroedinger cat
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We study the dynamics of classical and quantum systems linearly interacting with a classical environment represented by an infinite set of harmonic oscillators. The environment induces a dynamical localization of the quantum state into a generalized coherent state for which the limit always exists and reproduces the classical motion. We describe the consequences of this localization on the behavior of a macroscopic system by considering the example of a Schroedinger cat.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9809014,
title = {Classical behavior of a macroscopic Schroedinger cat},
author = {Carlo Presilla},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9809014},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 4th International Conference on Quantum Communication Measurement & Computing, Evanston, Illinois USA, August 22-27, 1998