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Exact classical emergence from high-energy quantum superpositions

Quantum Physics 2026-05-27 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We examine the correspondence principle for an equiprobable superposition of high-energy eigenstates of the infinite square well using a fully analytical Fourier-based approach. We derive a closed-form asymptotic expression for the interference terms ραa(x)\rho_{\alpha}^{\text{a}}(x) by expanding them into a geometric series of quantum Fourier coefficients. We show these terms act as functional envelopes that do not vanish individually but become asymptotically equivalent in the large-nn limit. Furthermore, we prove the total probability density for a superposition of 2Δ+12\Delta+1 states converges exactly to the uniform classical distribution as Δ\Delta \to \infty. Dynamically, the expectation value of position reproduces the classical triangular trajectory asymptotically. Residual quantum deviations remain confined to boundary layers whose relative width vanishes under macroscopic resolution. These results establish a rigorous asymptotic realization of the classical limit for isolated bound systems in both static and dynamical contexts.

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@article{arxiv.2605.16518,
  title  = {Exact classical emergence from high-energy quantum superpositions},
  author = {Juan A. Cañas and Daniel A. Bonilla and J. Bernal and A. Martín-Ruiz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.16518},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Accepted for publication at Physics Letters A

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