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Approximately Macroscopically Unique States and Quantum Mechanics

Operator Algebras 2025-11-19 v3

Abstract

We show that Mumford's Approximately Macroscopically Unique (AMU) states exist for quantum systems consisting of unbounded self-adjoint operators when the commutators are small. In particular, AMU states always exist in position and momentum systems when the Planck constant |\hbar| is sufficiently small. However, we show that these standard quantum mechanical systems are far away from classical mechanical (commutative) systems even when 0.|\hbar|\to 0.

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@article{arxiv.2510.22692,
  title  = {Approximately Macroscopically Unique States and Quantum Mechanics},
  author = {Huaxin Lin and Hang Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.22692},
  year   = {2025}
}
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