Decoherence in quantum mechanics
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Publication:549168
DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2010.12.014zbMATH Open1219.81172arXiv1012.3701OpenAlexW2144101278MaRDI QIDQ549168FDOQ549168
Authors: Jurjen F. Koksma, T. Prokopec, Michael G. Schmidt 
Publication date: 7 July 2011
Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We study decoherence in a simple quantum mechanical model using two approaches. Firstly, we follow the conventional approach to decoherence where one is interested in solving the reduced density matrix from the perturbative master equation. Secondly, we consider our novel correlator approach to decoherence where entropy is generated by neglecting observationally inaccessible correlators. We show that both methods can accurately predict decoherence time scales. However, the perturbative master equation generically suffers from instabilities which prevents us to reliably calculate the system's total entropy increase. We also discuss the relevance of the results in our quantum mechanical model for interacting field theories.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.3701
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