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Dynamical classic limit: Dissipative vs conservative systems
G Gonzalez Acosta1, A Plastino1, A M Kowalski1
1CIC-Instituto de Física (IFLP-CCT-Conicet), Fac. de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Abstract:
We analyze the nonlinear dynamics of a quartic semiclassical system able to describe the interaction of matter with a field. We do it in both dissipative and conservative scenarios. In particular, we study the classical limit of both frameworks and compare the associated features. In the two environments, we heavily use a system's invariant, related to the Uncertainty Principle, that helps to determine how the dynamics tends to the pertinent classical limit. We exhibit the convergence to the classical limit and also verify that the Uncertainty Principle is complied with during the entire process, even in the presence of dissipation.
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