Journal of Modern Physics
Volume 5, Issue 1 (January 2014)
ISSN Print: 2153-1196 ISSN Online: 2153-120X
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Macroscopic Quantum Behaviour of Periodic Quantum Systems ()
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In this paper we introduce a simple procedure for computing the macroscopic quantum behaviour of periodic quantum systems in the high energy regime. The macroscopic quantum coherence is ascribed to a one-particle state, not to a condensate of a many-particle system; and we are referring to a system of high energy but with few degrees of freedom. We show that, in the first order of approximation, the quantum probability distributions converge to its classical counterparts in a clear fashion, and that the interference effects are strongly suppressed. The harmonic oscillator provides a testing ground for these ideas and yields excellent results.
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