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Decoherence, Einselection, and the Quantum Origins of the Classical.

Zurek, W. H. (2003). Decoherence, Einselection, and the Quantum Origins of the Classical. Reviews of Modern Physics, 75(3), 715-775.

Type
Journal article
Intellectual base
Primary research
Year
2003
Volume
75
Issue
3
Pages
715-775
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.75.715
DOI registrant
American Physical Society
Link
https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.75.715
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physics

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  • Coherence Breakdown Under External Interaction
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      This sourceSUPPORTS the pointer-basis (D13-162, D13-170) and off-diagonal-decay (D13-165) claims.

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      Zurek's review describes einselection as environment-induced superselection, with pointer states chosen by the system-environment interaction Hamiltonian.

      “interaction with the environment results in an inces- sant monitoring of some of its observables. As a result, pure states turn into mixtures that rapidly diagonalize in the einselected states. These pointer states are cho- sen with the help of the interaction Hamiltonian”

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  • Superposition
    • This sourceReviews how superposition decoheres through environmental interaction, explaining collapse as effective basis selection.

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