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Minimal Irreversible Quantum Mechanics: An Axiomatic Formalism

Quantum Physics 2019-08-17 v1

Abstract

An axiomatic formalism for a minimal irreversible quantum mechanics is introduced. It is shown that a quantum equilibrium and the decoherence phenomenon are consequences of the axioms and that Lyapunov variables, exponential survival probabilities, and a classisal conditional never-decreasing entropy can be defined.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0005078,
  title  = {Minimal Irreversible Quantum Mechanics: An Axiomatic Formalism},
  author = {Mario Castagnino and Edgard Gunzig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0005078},
  year   = {2019}
}

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28 pages

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