Decoherence, chaos, quantum-classical correspondence, and the algorithmic arrow of time
Quantum Physics
2011-08-04 v1
Abstract
The environment -- external or internal degrees of freedom coupled to the system -- can, in effect, monitor some of its observables. As a result, the eigenstates of these observables decohere and behave like classical states: Continuous destruction of superpositions leads to environment-induced superselection (einselection). Here I investigate it in the context of quantum chaos (i. e., quantum dynamics of systems which are classically chaotic).
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9802054,
title = {Decoherence, chaos, quantum-classical correspondence, and the algorithmic arrow of time},
author = {Wojciech H. Zurek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9802054},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
26 pages in Tex, 3 figures