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How complex is quantum motion?
- Source :
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Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics [Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys] 2009 Feb; Vol. 79 (2 Pt 2), pp. 025201. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Feb 24. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In classical mechanics the complexity of a dynamical system is characterized by the rate of local exponential instability which effaces the memory of initial conditions and leads to practical irreversibility. In striking contrast, quantum mechanics appears to exhibit strong memory of the initial state. Here we introduce a notion of complexity for a quantum system and relate it to its stability and reversibility properties.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-3755
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 2 Pt 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19391792
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.79.025201