Coupling ``Classical'' and Quantum Variables

dc.creatorAnderson, Arlen
dc.date1995-11-13
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dc.descriptionExperimentally, certain degrees of freedom may appear classical because their quantum fluctuations are smaller than the experimental error associated with measuring them. An approximation to a fully quantum theory is described in which the self-interference of such ``quasiclassical'' variables is neglected so that they behave classically when not coupled to other quantum variables. Coupling to quantum variables can lead to evolution in which quasiclassical variables do not have definite values, but values which are correlated to the state of the quantum variables. A mathematical description implementing this backreaction of the quantum variables on the quasiclassical variables is critically discussed.
dc.descriptionLatex, 16 pp. This is a contribution to the proceedings of the 4th Drexel Symposium on Quantum Nonintegrability, Drexel University, Sep. 1994
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9511014
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9511014
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/93184
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleCoupling ``Classical'' and Quantum Variables
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