Classical states via decoherence
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
The initial states which minimize the predictability loss for a damped harmonic oscillator are identified as quasi-free states with a symmetry dictated by the environment's diffusion coefficients. For an isotropic diffusion in phase space, coherent states (or mixtures of coherent states) are selected as the most stable ones.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9802044,
title = {Classical states via decoherence},
author = {Gh. -S. Paraoanu and H. Scutaru},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9802044},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, LaTeX