Semi-Classical Limit and Minimum Decoherence in the Conditional Probability Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Abstract
The Conditional Probability Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics replaces the abstract notion of time used in standard Quantum Mechanics by the time that can be read off from a physical clock. The use of physical clocks leads to apparent non-unitary and decoherence. Here we show that a close approximation to standard Quantum Mechanics can be recovered from conditional Quantum Mechanics for semi-classical clocks, and we use these clocks to compute the minimum decoherence predicted by the Conditional Probability Interpretation.
- Publication:
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Foundations of Physics
- Pub Date:
- May 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10701-009-9298-5
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0811.2814
- Bibcode:
- 2009FoPh...39..474C
- Keywords:
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- Quantum mechanics;
- Decoherence;
- Quantum gravity;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, references added