Submitted by poulin on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 17:58
| Title | Relational time for systems of oscillators |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Milburn GJ, Poulin D |
| Journal | Int. J. Quant. Info. |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pagination | 151 |
| Keywords | Foundations, Gravity, Quantum Theory, Reference frame |
| Abstract | Using an elementary example based on two simple harmonic oscillators, we show how a relational time may be defined that leads to an approximate Schrödinger dynamics for subsystems, with corrections leading to an intrinsic decoherence in the energy eigenstates of the subsystem.
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