On loss of quantum coherence in an interacting Fermi gas

Abstract

We clarify the path integral calculation, recently suggested by Golubev and Zaikin, and show, contrary to their claim, that quasiparticles become fully coherent quantum particles in the $T \to 0$ limit. The important physical point is the inclusion of the recoil of the quasiparticle when interacting with fluctuations in the rest of the Fermi gas.