Published April 2011
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Journal article
Strong correspondence principle for joint measurement of conjugate observables
Creators
- 1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, 38400-902 Uberlandia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Description
It is demonstrated that the statistics for a joint measurement of two conjugate variables in quantum mechanics are expressed through an equation identical to the classical one, provided that joint classical probabilities are replaced by Wigner functions and that the interaction between the system and the detectors is accounted for. This constitutes an extension of Ehrenfest's correspondence principle and is thereby dubbed the strong correspondence principle. Furthermore, it is proved that the detectors provide an additive term to all the cumulants and that if they are prepared in a Gaussian state they contribute only to the first and second cumulants.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.042104;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1008.4591v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 83
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 042104-042104.5
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43023652
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- EXPECTATION VALUE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAUSS POTENTIAL; INTERACTIONS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STATISTICS; WIGNER THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; NUCLEON-NUCLEON POTENTIAL; NUMERICAL DATA; POTENTIALS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics