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Classicalization of Quantum Variables and Quantum-Classical Hybrids

Quantum Physics 2015-07-15 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory Nuclear Theory

Abstract

The extraction of classical degrees of freedom in quantum mechanics is studied in the stochastic variational method. By using this classicalization, a hybrid model constructed from quantum and classical variables (quantum-classical hybrids) is derived. In this procedure, conservation laws such as energy are maintained, and Ehrenfest's theorem is still satisfied with modification. The criterion for the applicability of quantum-classical hybrids is also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1412.6321,
  title  = {Classicalization of Quantum Variables and Quantum-Classical Hybrids},
  author = {T. Koide},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.6321},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

6 pages, 5 figures, section 4.4 and two figures were added, typos were corrected

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