Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory

Joos, Erich, Zeh, H. Dieter, Kiefer, Claus, Giulini, Domenic

ISBN 10: 3540003908 / ISBN 13: 9783540003908

Editore: Springer, 2003

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• Titolo: Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory
• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540003908
• ISBN 13: 9783540003908
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: Like New
• Tipo di libro: book

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A unique description of the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Because of the novel character of the approach discussed, the book addresses scientists from all fields of physics and related disciplines as well as students of physics.

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This book describes the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Since the first edition appeared in 1996, the concepts of decoherence have become firmly established experimentally and are now widely used in the literature. Its major consequences are the emergence of "classicality", superselection rules, the border line between microscopic and macroscopic behavior, the emergence of classical spacetime, and the appearance of quantum jumps.

Most of the new developments in this rapidly evolving field are discussed in this second edition: chaos theory, quantum information, neuroscience, primordial fluctuations in cosmology, black holes and string theory, experimental tests, and interpretational issues. While the major part of the book is concerned with environmental decoherence derived from a universal Schrödinger equation, later chapters address complementary or competing approaches, such as consistent histories, open system dynamics, algebraic methods, and collapse models.