Asymmetric Time Evolution and Indistinguishable Events

Journal Article · Thu Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527422· OSTI ID:21506902

Bryant, P W ^[1]

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1. Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)

With a time asymmetric theory, in which quantum mechanical time evolution is given by a semigroup of operators rather than by a group, the states of open systems are represented by density operators exhibiting a branching behavior. To treat the indistinguishably of the members of experimental ensembles, we hypothesize that environmental interference occurs during events that are themselves fundamentally indistinguishable.

• OSTI ID: 21506902
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1307, Issue 1; Conference: 29. workshop on geometric methods in physics, Bialowieza (Poland), 27 Jun - 3 Jul 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3527422; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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QUANTUM MECHANICS
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
SIMULATION
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS
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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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