Published May 2002
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Journal article
How macroscopic properties dictate microscopic probabilities
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208 (United States)
- 2. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 (Israel)
Description
We argue that the quantum probability law follows, in the large N limit, from the compatibility of quantum mechanics with classical-like properties of macroscopic objects. For a finite sample, we find that likely and unlikely measurement outcomes are associated with distinct interference effects in a sample weakly coupled to an environment
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.65.052116;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0110093v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 052116-052116.4
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36030400
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPATIBILITY; COUPLING; INTERFERENCE; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
- Descriptors DEC
- MECHANICS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society