Mirror-induced decoherence in hybrid quantum-classical theory
arXiv:1410.4472 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.90.042120
Abstract
We re-analyse the optomechanical interferometer experiment proposed by Marshall, Simon, Penrose and Bouwmeester with the help of a recently developed quantum-classical hybrid theory. This leads to an alternative evaluation of the mirror induced decoherence. Surprisingly, we find that it behaves essentially in the same way for suitable initial conditions and experimentally relevant parameters, no matter whether the mirror is considered a classical or quantum mechanical object. We discuss the parameter ranges where this result holds and possible implications for a test of spontaneous collapse models, for which this experiment has been designed.
8 pages, 2 figures; accepted for publication in Physical Review A
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