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Quantum-classical correspondence : dynamical quantization and the classical limit

By A. O , Bolivar

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
3642057659, 978-3-642-05765-6, 978-3-662-09649-9, 116-130-132-1, 122-147-148-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-09649-9
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1426915 bytes)
Series
The frontiers collection
Edition
1. ed., softcover version of original hardcover ed. 2004
Pages
186 S\201
Library
kolxoz
DPI
600
Time added
2016-05-22 07:20:00
Dynamical Systems and ComplexityQuantum Physics;Probability Theory and Stochastic

Description

At what level of physical existence does "quantum behavior" begin? How does it develop from classical mechanics? This book addresses these questions and thereby sheds light on fundamental conceptual problems of quantum mechanics. It elucidates the problem of quantum-classical correspondence by developing a procedure for quantizing stochastic systems (e.g. Brownian systems) described by Fokker-Planck equations. The logical consistency of the scheme is then verified by taking the classical limit of the equations of motion and corresponding physical quantities. Perhaps equally important, conceptual problems concerning the relationship between classical and quantum physics are identified and discussed. Graduate students and physical scientists will find this an accessible entrée to an intriguing and thorny issue at the core of modern physics.

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