On the emergence of classical stochasticity
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| author | Trinh, Xuan Du Septembre, Ismaël Nguyen, Hai-Chau |
| author_facet | Trinh, Xuan Du Septembre, Ismaël Nguyen, Hai-Chau |
| contents | We examine the logical structure of the emergence of classical stochasticity for a quantum system governed by a Pauli-type master equation. It is well-known that while such equations describe the evolution of probabilities, they do not automatically justify classical reasoning based on the assumption that the system exists in a definite state at intermediate times. On the other hand, we show that this assumption is crucial for the standard calculation of stochastic times such as the persistent time and the time of first arrivals. We then consider examples of single particles, bosons, and fermions in the so-called ultradecoherence limit to illustrate how classical stochasticity may emerge from quantum mechanics. |
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| spellingShingle | On the emergence of classical stochasticity Trinh, Xuan Du Septembre, Ismaël Nguyen, Hai-Chau Quantum Physics We examine the logical structure of the emergence of classical stochasticity for a quantum system governed by a Pauli-type master equation. It is well-known that while such equations describe the evolution of probabilities, they do not automatically justify classical reasoning based on the assumption that the system exists in a definite state at intermediate times. On the other hand, we show that this assumption is crucial for the standard calculation of stochastic times such as the persistent time and the time of first arrivals. We then consider examples of single particles, bosons, and fermions in the so-called ultradecoherence limit to illustrate how classical stochasticity may emerge from quantum mechanics. |
| title | On the emergence of classical stochasticity |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04633 |