From Quantum Chaos to Classical Chaos via Gain-Induced Measurement Dynamics in a Photon Gas
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| author | Sharoglazova, Violetta Puplauskis, Marius Hof, Lotte Klaers, Jan |
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| contents | How classical chaos emerges from quantum mechanics remains a central open question, as the unitary evolution of isolated quantum systems forbids exponential sensitivity to initial conditions. A key insight is that this quantum-classical link is provided by measurement processes. In this work, we identify gain competition in a chaotic photon gas as an operational quantum measurement that selects single motional modes from an initial superposition through stochastic, nonlinear amplification. We show that this mechanism naturally gives rise to classical chaotic behavior, most notably sensitivity to initial conditions. Our results provide a concrete physical mechanism for the quantum-classical transition in a chaotic system and demonstrate that essential aspects of quantum measurement-state projection, Born-rule-like selection, and irreversibility-can naturally emerge from intrinsic gain dynamics. |
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| spellingShingle | From Quantum Chaos to Classical Chaos via Gain-Induced Measurement Dynamics in a Photon Gas Sharoglazova, Violetta Puplauskis, Marius Hof, Lotte Klaers, Jan Quantum Physics How classical chaos emerges from quantum mechanics remains a central open question, as the unitary evolution of isolated quantum systems forbids exponential sensitivity to initial conditions. A key insight is that this quantum-classical link is provided by measurement processes. In this work, we identify gain competition in a chaotic photon gas as an operational quantum measurement that selects single motional modes from an initial superposition through stochastic, nonlinear amplification. We show that this mechanism naturally gives rise to classical chaotic behavior, most notably sensitivity to initial conditions. Our results provide a concrete physical mechanism for the quantum-classical transition in a chaotic system and demonstrate that essential aspects of quantum measurement-state projection, Born-rule-like selection, and irreversibility-can naturally emerge from intrinsic gain dynamics. |
| title | From Quantum Chaos to Classical Chaos via Gain-Induced Measurement Dynamics in a Photon Gas |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07045 |