Decoherence and the appearance of a classical world in quantum theory
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Decoherence and the appearance of a classical world in quantum theory
Springer, c1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-366)
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Description
Phenomena arising from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment are described in this text. The emergence of superselection rules, observed particle aspects of quantum fields, the occurrence of quantum jumps, and the emergence of classical spacetime from quantum gravity are also discussed.
Table of Contents
Contents: Introduction (E. Joos).- The Program of Decoherence: Ideas and Concepts (H.D. Zeh).- Decoherence Through Interaction with the Environment (E. Joos).- Decoherence in Quantum Field Theory (C. Kiefer).- Consistent Histories and Decoherence (C. Kiefer).- Superselection Rules and Symmetries (D. Giulini).- Open Quantum Systems (J. Kupsch).- Stochastic Collapse Models (I.O. Stamatescu).- Related Ideas and Concepts (H.D. Zeh).- Appendices.- References.
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