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On a Loss of Information in a Transition from Quantum to a Quasi-Classical Regime

Alex Granik1
  • 1 Department of Physics, U.O.P, Stockton, CA.95211, United States

Abstract

By defining information entropy in terms of the probability density |ψ|2 (ψ is a wave function in the coordinate representation) it is explicitly shown how a loss of quantum information occurs in a transition from a quantum to a quasi-classical regime.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 1 No. 3, 2004, 255-257

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2004.255.257

Submitted On: 6 July 2005 Published On: 30 September 2004

How to Cite: Granik, A. (2004). On a Loss of Information in a Transition from Quantum to a Quasi-Classical Regime. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 1(3), 255-257. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2004.255.257

Open AccessCopyright: © 2004 Alex Granik. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Information
  • Entropy
  • Quantum to Classical Transition
  • Loss of Information