Classical behavior of a macroscopic Schroedinger cat
Abstract
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We study the dynamics of classical and quantum systems linearly interacting with a classical environment represented by an infinite set of harmonic oscillators. The environment induces a dynamical localization of the quantum state into a generalized coherent state for which the $\hbar \to 0$ limit always exists and reproduces the classical motion. We describe the consequences of this localization on the behavior of a macroscopic system by considering the example of a Schroedinger cat.
6 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 4th International Conference on Quantum Communication Measurement & Computing, Evanston, Illinois USA, August 22-27, 1998
6 pages, 4 figures, presented at the 4th International Conference on Quantum Communication Measurement & Computing, Evanston, Illinois USA, August 22-27, 1998