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We study the dynamics of classical and quantum systems linearly interacting with a classical environment represented by an infinite set of harmonic oscillators. The environment induces a dynamical localization of the quantum state into a generalized coherent state for which the ħ → 0 limit always exists and reproduces the classical motion. We describe the consequences of this localization on the behavior of a macroscopic system by considering the example of a Schrödinger cat.
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Presilla, C. (2002). Classical Behavior of a Macroscopic Schrödinger Cat. In: Kumar, P., D’Ariano, G.M., Hirota, O. (eds) Quantum Communication, Computing, and Measurement 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47097-7_48
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