Mixing Quantum and Classical Mechanics
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Publication:6502646
DOI10.1103/PHYSREVA.56.162arXivquant-ph/9610016MaRDI QIDQ6502646FDOQ6502646
Oleg V. Prezhdo, Vladimir V. Kisil
Abstract: Using a group theoretical approach we derive an equation of motion for a mixed quantum-classical system. The quantum-classical bracket entering the equation preserves the Lie algebra structure of quantum and classical mechanics: The bracket is antisymmetric and satisfies the Jacobi identity, and, therefore, leads to a natural description of interaction between quantum and classical degrees of freedom. We apply the formalism to coupled quantum and classical oscillators and show how various approximations, such as the mean-field and the multiconfiguration mean-field approaches, can be obtained from the quantum-classical equation of motion.
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