L. E. Ballentine

9.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
84 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

L. E. Ballentine is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. E. Ballentine has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 24 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. E. Ballentine's work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (31 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (14 papers) and Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (13 papers). L. E. Ballentine is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Mechanics and Applications (31 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (14 papers) and Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (13 papers). L. E. Ballentine collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. L. E. Ballentine's co-authors include Asher Peres, A. S. Holevo, W. A. Lin, J. P. Zibin, Frederik J. Belinfante, J. E. Hammerberg, R. I. G. Hughes, Tzu-Liang Chan, Joseph Emerson and Volker Heine and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

L. E. Ballentine

82 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods

1995 1.5k citations Asher Peres, L. E. Ballentine American Journal of Physics profile →
Quantum Theory and Measurement

1984 817 citations L. E. Ballentine American Journal of Physics profile →
Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects of Quantum Theory

1984 553 citations L. E. Ballentine et al. Physics Today profile →
The Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

1970 539 citations L. E. Ballentine Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
Quantum Mechanics

1998 507 citations L. E. Ballentine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A Meeting with Wigner 2019 ·Foundations of Physics ·L. E. Ballentine	2
2	Classicality without Decoherence: A Reply to Schlosshauer 2008 ·Foundations of Physics ·L. E. Ballentine	10
3	Dynamics of quantum-classical differences for chaotic systems 2002 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine	10
4	Is semiquantum chaos real? 2001 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·L. E. Ballentine	12
5	Quantum-classical correspondence for the equilibrium distributions of two interacting spins 2001 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Joseph Emerson, L. E. Ballentine	19
6	Lyapunov exponents for the differences between quantum and classical dynamics 2001 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine	16
7	Classical state sensitivity from quantum mechanics 1996 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine, J. P. Zibin	22
8	Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods breakdown → 1995 ·American Journal of Physics ·Asher Peres, L. E. Ballentine	1499
9	Quantum-to-classical limit of a dynamically driven spin 1993 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine	6
10	Failure of some theories of state reduction 1991 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine	34
11	States of a dynamically driven spin. II. Classical model and the quantum-to-classical limit 1991 ·Physical Review A ·L. E. Ballentine	5
12	Quantum tunneling and chaos in a driven anharmonic oscillator 1990 ·Physical Review Letters ·W. A. Lin, L. E. Ballentine	235
13	Resource letter IQM-2: Foundations of quantum mechanics since the Bell inequalities 1987 ·American Journal of Physics ·L. E. Ballentine	32
14	Bell’s theorem: Does quantum mechanics contradict relativity? 1987 ·American Journal of Physics ·L. E. Ballentine, (unknown)	49
15	An n component system cannot be characterized by only n pair correlation functions 1983 ·Physics Letters A ·L. E. Ballentine	2
16	Electrical resistivity with spin–orbit scattering 1978 ·Canadian Journal of Physics ·M. Huberman, L. E. Ballentine	5
17	A Survey of Hidden-Variables Theories 1974 ·Physics Today ·Frederik J. Belinfante, L. E. Ballentine	96
18	The Energy Distribution of Electronic States in a Liquid Metal 1971 ·Physics and Chemistry of Liquids ·Tzu-Liang Chan, L. E. Ballentine	10
19	The Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics breakdown → 1970 ·Reviews of Modern Physics ·L. E. Ballentine	539
20	Remarks on the calculation of the resistivity of liquid metals 1966 ·Proceedings of the Physical Society ·L. E. Ballentine	4

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