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dc.contributor.authorPaavola, Janika
dc.contributor.authorHall, Michael JW
dc.contributor.authorParis, Matteo GA
dc.contributor.authorManiscalco, Sabrina
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:12:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:12:05Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-07-27T03:26:58Z
dc.identifier.issn1050-2947
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevA.84.012121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42821
dc.description.abstractThe transition from quantum to classical, in the case of a quantum harmonic oscillator, is typically identified with the transition from a quantum superposition of macroscopically distinguishable states, such as the Schr诤inger-cat state, into the corresponding statistical mixture. This transition is commonly characterized by the asymptotic loss of the interference term in the Wigner representation of the cat state. In this paper we show that the quantum-to-classical transition has different dynamical features depending on the measure for nonclassicality used. Measures based on an operatorial definition have well-defined physical meaning and allow a deeper understanding of the quantum-to-classical transition. Our analysis shows that, for most nonclassicality measures, the Schr诤inger-cat state becomes classical after a finite time. Moreover, our results challenge the prevailing idea that more macroscopic states are more susceptible to decoherence in the sense that the transition from quantum to classical occurs faster. Since non classicality is a prerequisite for entanglement generation our results also bridge the gap between decoherence, which is lost only asymptotically, and entanglement, which may show a "sudden death." In fact, whereas the loss of coherences still remains asymptotic, we emphasize that the transition from quantum to classical can indeed occur at a finite time.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom012121-1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto012121-9
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPhysical Review A
dc.relation.ispartofvolume84
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMathematical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchQuantum optics and quantum optomechanics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchQuantum physics not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode49
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode51
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode510804
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode510899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.titleFinite-time quantum-to-classical transition for a Schrödinger-cat state
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorHall, Michael J.


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