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Functional Approach to Quantum Decoherence and the Classical Final Limit

Quantum Physics 2009-11-06 v1

Abstract

For a wide set of quantum systems it is demonstrated that the quantum regime can be considered as the transient phase while the final classical statistical regime is a permanent state. A basis where exact matrix decoherence appears for these final states is found. The relation with the decoherence of histories formalism is studied. A set of final intrinsically consistent histories is found.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0005099,
  title  = {Functional Approach to Quantum Decoherence and the Classical Final Limit},
  author = {Mario Castagnino and Roberto Laura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0005099},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages. Phys. Rev A in press 2000