Decoherence and the transition from quantum to classical -- REVISITED
Abstract
The environment surrounding a quantum system can, in effect, monitor some of the systems observables. As a result, the eigenstates of these observables continuously decohere and can behave like classical states.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- June 2003
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/0306072
- Bibcode:
- 2003quant.ph..6072Z
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- An updated version of PHYSICS TODAY, 44:36-44 (1991) article on decoherence. Includes brief updates of many of the modern developments and references