Inconsistency of quantum--classical dynamics, and what it implies

2004/02/13 by Daniel R. Terno · 1 voice · 2 citations
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #gr-qc #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10701-005-9007-y

published as Found.Phys.36:102,2006; Found.Phys.36:102-111,2006 · 5 pages, RevTeX 4

arxiv created 2004/02/13 · crossref issued 2006/01/01 · crossref published 2006/01/01 · crossref published-print 2006/01/01 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/01 · crossref created 2006/03/28 · crossref published-online 2006/03/29 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · crossref deposited 2020/04/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/01/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

A new proof of the impossibility of a universal quantum-classical dynamics is given. It has at least two consequences. The standard paradigm ``quantum system is measured by a classical apparatus" is untenable, while a quantum matter can be consistently coupled only with a quantum gravity.

Citations

• Topics in Koopman-von Neumann Theory
• Absence of classical and quantum mixing
• Impediments to mixing classical and quantum dynamics
• Decoherence, einselection, and the quantum origins of the classical
• Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods

Cited by

• Classicality of a quantum oscillator
• Is quantum gravity necessary?

Discussions

• The situation you're referring to is classical / quantum hybridization. There are no-go theorems pertaining to this: “Inconsistency of linear dynamics and Born’s rule” (2021), Phys. Rev. A 104, 052224 [stackexchange, 0 points]