Finite-time quantum-to-classical transition for a Schrödinger-cat state

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2011

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Paavola, Janika
Hall, Michael
Paris, Matteo
Maniscalco, Sabrina

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American Physical Society

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The transition from quantum to classical, in the case of a quantum harmonic oscillator, is typically identified with the transition from a quantum superposition of macroscopically distinguishable states, such as the Schrödinger-cat state, into the corres

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Keywords: Asymptotic loss; Cat state; Decoherence; Dynamical features; Entanglement generation; Finite time; Interference terms; Macroscopic state; Nonclassicality; Physical meanings; Quantum harmonic oscillators; Quantum superpositions; Quantum to classical transi

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Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

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