Conjugate measurements, equilibration and emergent classicality
Quantum Physics
2026-03-30 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
Simultaneous decoherence of conjugate observables of an open quantum system leads to a classical statistical mechanical description with constant phase space probability density in terms of a uniform ensemble. We investigate a scenario where this may be realized by measurement of basic conjugate observables of a quantum system by the environment.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.26333,
title = {Conjugate measurements, equilibration and emergent classicality},
author = {S. Adarsh and P. N. Bala Subramanian and Sreeraj T. P},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.26333},
year = {2026}
}