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Why we don't need quantum planetary dynamics

decoherence and the correspondence principle for chaotic systems

Wojciech Hubert Zurek

pp. 167-177

Is the correspondence principle valid for quantum systems whose classical counterparts are chaotic? This question has been at the center of a debate that has taken place in recent years within the community of scientists interested in quantum chaos [4,17–20,33]. In this paper we will argue that the apparent failure of the correspondence principle is cured by decoherence, which is an essential ingredient to properly define a classical limit. We shall begin by schematically presenting the problem. Subsequently, we shall sketch the solution provided by decoherence.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1454-9_13

Full citation:

Hubert Zurek, W. (1999)., Why we don't need quantum planetary dynamics: decoherence and the correspondence principle for chaotic systems, in D. Greenberger & A. Zeilinger (eds.), Epistemological and experimental perspectives on quantum physics, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 167-177.

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