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From the interaction of a quantum system with its own gravity, we derive bound states for the center of mass of a body with a mass greater than a critical value, which we obtain too. Also, in a more general, different approach, we obtain a master equation for the density matrix of that center of mass (with a non-unitary term responsible for decoherence). Both results are in agreement.
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Unturbe, J. (1997). Quantum Decoherence Induced by Gravitational Fluctuations in the Measurement Apparatus. In: Ferrero, M., van der Merwe, A. (eds) New Developments on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5886-2_52
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