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Book recommendation for how classical mechanics emerges from quantum mechanics?

Physics Asked on March 3, 2021

Question

So I read this interesting link:

The most glaring problem is that the state spaces of classical and
quantum mechanics are completely different, so you can’t have a simple
limiting procedure unless you describe how you’re going to map one
onto the other

and was wondering if there was any book which was dedicated to this foundational problem on how classical mechanics emerges from quantum mechanics?

One Answer

Before hitting the books, you might do your due diligence and review the basic Wikipedia articles, to understand the trail-map. You need to learn the language first, as an awful lot of nonsense has been lavished on the subject.

You may then see any of a number of books.

  • If you are not mathematically adept and need to actually see the last bit of every formula to get it, try W Schleich, Quantum Optics in Phase Space. The price you pay is, if you are not organized, you get distracted by inessentials (the major problem of questioners on this site, I fear).

  • If you already have had a decent mathematical QM course, and can find your way given the map, try ours. A free update steers you to the answers eschewing excessive thickets of formulas which cloy and disorient some.

There are also fine books by Ulf Leonhardt, Leon Cohen, M W Wong, etc, but they won't take you by the hand to bring you to the classical limit.

Added as per request on Decoherence:

Correct answer by Cosmas Zachos on March 3, 2021

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