Quantum Fluctuations and Irreversibility

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1993-04-29

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9304153v1

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

LaTeX, 14 pages plus 4 Figures (available from the author upon request), LAEFF--93/003

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We study how the effects of quantum corrections lead to notions of irreversibility and clustering in quantum field theory. In particular, we consider the virtual ``charge" distribution generated by quantum corrections and adopt for it a statistical interpretation. Then, this virtual charge is shown to ($a$) describe a system where the equilibrium state is at its classical limit ($\hbar \rightarrow 0$), ($b$) give rise to spatial diffusion of the virtual cloud that decays as the classical limit is approached and ($c$) lead to a scenario where clustering takes place due to quantum dynamics, and a natural transition from a ``fractal" to a homogeneous regime occurs as distances increase.

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