Quantum to classical limit of open systems
Quantum Physics
2015-04-10 v2
Abstract
We present a complete review of the quantum-to-classical limit of open systems by means of the theory of decoherence and the use of the Weyl-Wigner-Moyal (WWM) transformation. We show that the analytical extension of the Hamiltonian provides a set of poles that can be used to (a) explain the non-unitary evolution of the relevant system and (b) completely define the set of preferred states that constitute the mixture into which the system decoheres: the Moving Preferred Basis. Moreover, we show that the WWM of these states are the best candidates to obtain the trajectories in the classical phase-space.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.5206,
title = {Quantum to classical limit of open systems},
author = {Guido Bellomo and Mario Castagnino and Sebastian Fortin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.5206},
year = {2015}
}
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14 pages, 1 figure