Thermodynamic Limits, Non-commutative Probability, and Quantum Entanglement
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We construct a rigourous model of quantum measurement. A two-state model of a negative temperature amplifier, such as a laser, is taken to a classical thermodynamic limit. In the limit, it becomes a classical measurement apparatus obeying the stochastic axioms of quantum mechanics. Thus we derive the probabilities from a deterministic Schroedinger's equation by procedures analogous to those of classical statistical mechanics. This requires making precise the notion of `macroscopic.'
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0507017,
title = {Thermodynamic Limits, Non-commutative Probability, and Quantum Entanglement},
author = {Joseph F. Johnson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0507017},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
slightly revised version of published version