Information measures and classicality in quantum mechanics
Quantum Physics
2009-10-31 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We study information measures in quantu mechanics, with particular emphasis on providing a quantification of the notions of classicality and predictability. Our primary tool is the Shannon - Wehrl entropy I. We give a precise criterion for phase space classicality and argue that in view of this a) I provides a measure of the degree of deviation from classicality for closed system b) I - S (S the von Neumann entropy) plays the same role in open systems We examine particular examples in non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Finally, (this being one of our main motivations) we comment on field classicalisation on early universe cosmology.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9805055,
title = {Information measures and classicality in quantum mechanics},
author = {C. Anastopoulos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9805055},
year = {2009}
}
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35 pages, LATEX