A review of the decoherent histories approach to the arrival time problem in quantum theory

Details A review of the decoherent histories approach to the arrival time problem in quantum theory A review of the decoherent histories approach to the arrival time problem in quantum theory

2010-12-12

arxiv.org/abs/1012.2575v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

10 pages. To appear in DICE 2010 conference proceedings

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We review recent progress in understanding the arrival time problem in quantum mechanics, from the point of view of the decoherent histories approach to quantum theory. We begin by discussing the arrival time problem, focussing in particular on the role of the probability current in the expected classical solution. After a brief introduction to decoherent histories we review the use of complex potentials in the construction of appropriate class operators. We then discuss the arrival time problem for a particle coupled to an environment, and review how the arrival time probability can be expressed in terms of a POVM in this case. We turn finally to the question of decoherence of the corresponding histories, and we show that this can be achieved for simple states in the case of a free particle, and for general states for a particle coupled to an environment.

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