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Interpreting Quantum Interference Using a Berry’s Phase-like Quantity

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We show that quantum interference can be interpreted in terms of a phase invariant quantity, not unlike the Berry’s phase. Under this interpretation, closed loops in time become fundamental quantum entities, and all quantum states become periodic. Decoherence is then seen to occur naturally as a consequence. This formalism, although counterintuitive, provides another useful way of assigning meaning to quantum probabilities and quasi-probabilities.

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Rave, M.J. Interpreting Quantum Interference Using a Berry’s Phase-like Quantity. Found Phys 38, 1073–1081 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-008-9252-y

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