Investigating decoherence in a simple system

Details Investigating decoherence in a simple system Investigating decoherence in a simple system

Dec 1992

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Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology), Volume 46, Issue 12, 15 December 1992, pp.5504-5520

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Particle-Theory And Field-Theory Models Of The Early Universe

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I present the results of some simple calculations designed to study the loss of quantum coherence. The relevant physical issues are briefly reviewed, and then a very simple ``toy'' model is analyzed. Exact solutions are found using numerical techniques. The type of decoherence exhibited by the model can be changed by varying a coupling strength. I study the system from two points of view. One, the Schmidt paths approach, is closely related to the conventional approach of studying decoherence by checking the form of the density matrix. The consistent histories approach is also used, and the relationship between the two approaches is explored.

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