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Intrinsic Decoherence and Irreversibility in the Quasiperiodic Kicked Rotor

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We show that some classically chaotic quantum systems uncoupled from noisy environments may generate intrinsic decoherence with all its associated effects. In particular, we have observed time irreversibility and high sensitivity to small perturbations in the initial conditions in a quasiperiodic version of the kicked rotor. The existence of simple quantum systems with intrinsic decoherence clarifies the quantum--classical correspondence in chaotic systems.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0308162,
  title  = {Intrinsic Decoherence and Irreversibility in the Quasiperiodic Kicked Rotor},
  author = {A. C. Sicardi Shifino and G. Abal and R. Siri and A. Romanelli and R. Donangelo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0308162},
  year   = {2007}
}

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3 pages, 2 figures