Relations among elements of the density matrix. II. Exotic conservation laws
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- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 14 (6) , 688-691
Abstract
Ordinary quantal conservation laws are associated with null operators for time rate of change and are valid for causal evolution of the system through either pure or mixed states. There is, however, a larger class of quantal constants of the motion, some of which are conserved only for pure state evolution. After an analysis of the theoretical origins of these exotic conserved quantities, several illustrations are presented with empirical interpretations based on the quorum theory methods used in Paper I.Keywords
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