Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 8, (2020)

Quantum to classical transition induced by a classically small influence

Wen-Lei Zhao1、† and Quanlin Jie2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 34000, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 43007, China
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    We investigate the quantum to classical transition induced by two-particle interaction via a system of periodically kicked particles. The classical dynamics of particle 1 is almost unaffected in condition that its mass is much larger than that of particle 2. Interestingly, such classically weak influence leads to the quantum to classical transition of the dynamical behavior of particle 1. Namely, the quantum diffusion of this particle undergoes the transition from dynamical localization to the classically chaotic diffusion with the decrease of the effective Planck constant ?eff. The behind physics is due to the growth of entanglement in the system. The classically very weak interaction leads to the exponential decay of purity in condition that the classical dynamics of external degrees freedom is strongly chaotic.

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 3, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhao Wen-Lei (wlzhao@jxust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/ab8a3a

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