The irreversible quantum
Quantum Physics
2013-11-21 v2 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We elaborate on the existing notion that quantum mechanics is an emergent phenomenon, by presenting a thermodynamical theory that is dual to quantum mechanics. This dual theory is that of classical irreversible thermodynamics. The linear regime of irreversibility considered here corresponds to the semiclassical approximation in quantum mechanics. An important issue we address is how the irreversibility of time evolution in thermodynamics is mapped onto the quantum-mechanical side of the correspondence.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1311.2787,
title = {The irreversible quantum},
author = {P. Fernandez de Cordoba and J. M. Isidro and Milton H. Perea and J. Vazquez Molina},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.2787},
year = {2013}
}
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