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The Conditional Probability Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics replaces the abstract notion of time used in standard Quantum Mechanics by the time that can be read off from a physical clock. The use of physical clocks leads to apparent non-unitary and decoherence. Here we show that a close approximation to standard Quantum Mechanics can be recovered from conditional Quantum Mechanics for semi-classical clocks, and we use these clocks to compute the minimum decoherence predicted by the Conditional Probability Interpretation.
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Corbin, V., Cornish, N.J. Semi-Classical Limit and Minimum Decoherence in the Conditional Probability Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. Found Phys 39, 474–485 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-009-9298-5
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