1204.1397 (Qi Li et al.)

Experimental signatures of the quantum-classical transition in a
nanomechanical oscillator modeled as a damped driven double-well problem    [PDF]

Qi Li, Arie Kapulkin, Dustin Anderson, Shao Min Tan, Arjendu K. Pattanayak

We demonstrate robust and reliable signatures for the transition from quantum to classical behavior in the position probability distribution of a damped double-well system using the Qunatum State Diffusion approach to open quantum systems. We argue that these signatures are within experimental reach, for example in a doubly-clamped nanomechanical beam.

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