Quantum interference interpreted classically through application of Berry's phase
Abstract
We show that quantum interference can be classically interpreted in terms of a phase invariant quantity, not unlike the Berry's phase. Under this interpretation, closed loops in time become fundamental quantum entities, and all quantum states become periodic. Decoherence is then seen to occur naturally as a consequence. This formalism, although counterintuitive, provides a useful way of assigning ``classical'' meaning to quantum probabilities.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- June 2008
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.0806.3970
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0806.3970
- Bibcode:
- 2008arXiv0806.3970R
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
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