What is the sense of Ehrenfest time?

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The term "Ehrenfest time" is not widely recognized in classical quantum physics literature, indicating its usage is primarily found in niche or self-published research. The discussion highlights a need for clarity regarding its conventional meaning and relevance in chaos theory. Participants express a desire for mainstream references to better understand the term, with links provided to a tutorial on chaos theory and a Springer book that discusses Ehrenfest time, albeit with caution due to its Synergetics label.

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Does that term have the real conventional meaning?

I'm only beginning to learn chaos theory, and I would like to avoid some questionable ideas. It seems that classical quantum physics textbooks do not use this therm. As far as I understand, it is used now in some self-published/original researches. I may be wrong.

What do specialists think about it? Thanks a lot.
 
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Also interested. Do you have any "main stream" references I could review?
 
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