Observing trajectories with weak measurements in quantum systems in the semiclassical regime

Abstract

We propose a scheme allowing to observe the evolution of a quantum system in the semiclassical regime along the paths generated by the propagator. The scheme relies on performing consecutive weak measurements of the position. We show how weak trajectories" can be extracted from the pointers of a series of measurement devices having weakly interacted with the system. The properties of these "weak trajectories" are investigated and illustrated in the case of a time-dependent model system.

v2: Several minor corrections were made. Added Appendix (that will appear as Suppl. Material). To be published in Phys Rev Lett

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