Quantum Irreversibility?

• Imaginary potentials in the optical model describe an irreversible step.

  • Loss of phase coherence between channels,
  • Also gives loss of flux.

• Decoherence:

  • In QM: from coupling to the environment
  • Fusion channels definitely like an environment!
  • Are breakup channels like an environment?

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