Probabilistic Parallels in the Classical Limit of Quantum Mechanical Models
Quantum Physics
2024-11-05 v1
Abstract
At large quantum numbers, the probability densities for particle-in-a-box or simple harmonic oscillator converge to the classical result upon coarse-graining the quantum mechanical probability densities by introducing a finite resolution in the measurement of the particle's position. This resolution in the position can be related to the resolution of the secondary total angular momentum quantum number () when interpreting the probabilistic outcomes of the Stern--Gerlach-type thought experiments for large values of the angular momentum quantum numbers ().
Cite
@article{arxiv.2411.02329,
title = {Probabilistic Parallels in the Classical Limit of Quantum Mechanical Models},
author = {Raghunathan Ramakrishnan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.02329},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
first draft