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View SchemaStochastic Reduction in Nonlinear Quantum Mechanics
| Authors | D. C. Brody, L. P. Hughston |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0011125 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0011125 |
| DOI | 10.1098/rspa.2001.0914 |
| Journal | Proc. R. Soc. London A458 (2002) 1117 |
Abstract
Stochastic extensions of the Schrodinger equation have attracted attention recently as plausible models for state reduction in quantum mechanics. Here we formulate a general approach to stochastic Schrodinger dynamics in the case of a nonlinear state space of the type proposed by Kibble. We derive a number of new identities for observables in the nonlinear theory, and establish general criteria on the curvature of the state space sufficient to ensure collapse of the wave function.
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