Classical fields as statistical states
Quantum Physics
2009-10-29 v1
Abstract
We present a rough outline for an idea that characterises the observed, macroscopic realisation of the electromagnetic field in terms of a probability distribution on the underlying quantum electrodynamic state space.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.5329,
title = {Classical fields as statistical states},
author = {Dorje C. Brody and Lane P. Hughston},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.5329},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures