Quantum Fluctuations and Irreversibility

dc.creatorPerez-Mercader, J.
dc.date1993-04-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:19:24Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:19:24Z
dc.descriptionWe study how the effects of quantum corrections lead to notions of irreversibility and clustering in quantum field theory. In particular, we consider the virtual ``charge" distribution generated by quantum corrections and adopt for it a statistical interpretation. Then, this virtual charge is shown to ($a$) describe a system where the equilibrium state is at its classical limit ($\hbar \rightarrow 0$), ($b$) give rise to spatial diffusion of the virtual cloud that decays as the classical limit is approached and ($c$) lead to a scenario where clustering takes place due to quantum dynamics, and a natural transition from a ``fractal" to a homogeneous regime occurs as distances increase.
dc.descriptionLaTeX, 14 pages plus 4 Figures (available from the author upon request), LAEFF--93/003
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304153
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304153
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/53533
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleQuantum Fluctuations and Irreversibility
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