Decoherence by a quantum critical environment

Preprint

10 October 2005

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

Abstract

We study the relation between the appearance of classicality in a quantum system and quantum criticality of its surrounding environment. We generalize the Hepp-Coleman approach for quantum decoherence by modelling the environment by an Ising model in a transverse field. We find that the quantum critical behavior of the environment strongly affects its capability of inducing decoherence: at the quantum phase transition decoherence of the quantum system is greatly enhanced.

Keywords

TRANSITION DECOHERENCE
CRITICAL ENVIRONMENT
QUANTUM DECOHERENCE
QUANTUM CRITICAL
PHASE TRANSITION
COLEMAN APPROACH
QUANTUM SYSTEM
MODEL

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Published version: Physical Review Letters, 96 (14), 140604.

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