THE QUANTUM STATE DIFFUSION PICTURE OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES

被引:157
作者
GISIN, N [1 ]
PERCIVAL, IC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON,QUEEN MARY & WESTFIELD COLL,DEPT PHYS,LONDON E1 4NS,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL | 1993年 / 26卷 / 09期
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10.1088/0305-4470/26/9/019
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
In earlier papers we introduced a quantum state diffusion model for the evolution of an individual open quantum system, and proved localization theorems based on this model. This paper shows in more detail how the diffusion leads to localization in position and phase space, and to symmetry breaking for chiral molecules. The theory of radioactive decay of absorbers and detectors is described in the state diffusion picture. The Mott and Gurney theory of latent image formation in photography is presented in its state diffusion version. It is an example of quantum detection without significant amplification.
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页码:2245 / 2260
页数:16
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