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The role of infrared divergence for decoherence

Mathematical Physics 2015-06-26 v3 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

Continuous and discrete superselection rules induced by the interaction with the environment are investigated for a class of exactly soluble Hamiltonian models. The environment is given by a Boson field. Stable superselection sectors emerge if and only if the low frequences dominate and the ground state of the Boson field disappears due to infrared divergence. The models allow uniform estimates of all transition matrix elements between different superselection sectors.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/9911015,
  title  = {The role of infrared divergence for decoherence},
  author = {Joachim Kupsch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/9911015},
  year   = {2015}
}

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11 pages, extended and simplified proof