Conjugate measurements, equilibration and emergent classicality
arXiv:2603.26333 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131604
Abstract
Simultaneous decoherence of conjugate observables of an open quantum system leads to a classical statistical mechanical description with constant phase space probability density in terms of a uniform ensemble. We investigate a scenario where this may be realized by measurement of basic conjugate observables of a quantum system by the environment.
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