Quantum chaos in open systems: a quantum state diffusion analysis

Details Quantum chaos in open systems: a quantum state diffusion analysis Quantum chaos in open systems: a quantum state diffusion analysis

1995-09-26

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9509015v2

J.Phys.A29:2077-2090,1996

Physics

Quantum Physics

18 pages standard LaTeX + 9 figures; extensively trimmed; to appear in J. Phys. A

Scientific paper

10.1088/0305-4470/29/9/020

Except for the universe, all quantum systems are open, and according to quantum state diffusion theory, many systems localize to wave packets in the neighborhood of phase space points. This is due to decoherence from the interaction with the environment, and makes the quasiclassical limit of such systems both more realistic and simpler in many respects than the more familiar quasiclassical limit for closed systems. A linearized version of this theory leads to the correct classical dynamics in the macroscopic limit, even for nonlinear and chaotic systems. We apply the theory to the forced, damped Duffing oscillator, comparing the numerical results of the full and linearized equations, and argue that this can be used to make explicit calculations in the decoherent histories formalism of quantum mechanics.

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