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Is “relative quantum phase” transitive?

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I discuss the question: Is it possible to prepare, by purely thermodynamic means, an ensemble described by a quantum state having a definite phase relation between two component states which have never been in direct contact? Resolution of this question requires us to take explicit account of the nature of the correlations between the system and its thermal environment.

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  1. A. J. Leggett, inBose-Einstein Condensation, A. Griffin, D. W. Snoke, and S. Stringari, eds. (Cambridge University Press, New York. 1994).

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, 61801, Urbana, Illinois

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Leggett, A.J. Is “relative quantum phase” transitive?. Found Phys 25, 113–122 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02054659

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