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High Energy Physics - Theory

Title: Quantum Backreaction on ``Classical'' Variables

Abstract: A mathematically consistent procedure for coupling quasiclassical and quantum variables through coupled Hamilton-Heisenberg equations of motion is derived from a variational principle. During evolution, the quasiclassical variables become entangled with the quantum variables with the result that the value of the quasiclassical variables depends on the quantum state. This provides a formalism to compute the backreaction of any quantum system on a quasiclassical one. In particular, it leads to a natural candidate for a theory of gravity coupled to quantized matter in which the gravitational field is not quantized.
Comments: LaTeX, 10 pp. title change, minor improvement of presentation
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
Report number: Imperial-TP-93-94-44
Cite as: arXiv:hep-th/9406182v2

Submission history

From: Arlen Anderson [view email]
[v1] Tue, 28 Jun 1994 11:42:00 GMT (0kb,I)
[v2] Thu, 17 Nov 1994 18:17:35 GMT (9kb)