Semi-Classical Field Theory as Decoherence Free Subspaces
Abstract
We formulate semi-classical field theory as an approximate decoherence-free-subspace of a finite-dimensional quantum-gravity hilbert space. A complementarity construction can be realized as a unitary transformation which changes the decoherence-free-subspace. This can be translated to signify that field theory on a global slice, in certain space-times, is the simultaneous examination of two different superselected sectors of a field theory. We posit that a correct course graining procedure of quantum gravity should be WKB states propagating in a curved background in which particles exiting a horizon have imaginary components to their phases. The field theory appears non-unitary, but it is due to the existence of approximate decoherence free sub-spaces. Furthermore, the importance of operator spaces in the course-graining procedure is discussed. We also briefly touch on Firewalls.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1404.3498,
title = {Semi-Classical Field Theory as Decoherence Free Subspaces},
author = {Jaime Varela},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.3498},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
6 pages; Further clarifications added; references updated and added