Decoherence induced transition from quantum to classical dynamics

Reviews in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-243

  Blanchard, Ph ^a   Olkiewicz, R ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Classical behavior; Decoherence; Dynamical semigroups; Quantum open systems; Superselection rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038245868     PISSN: 0129055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129055X03001631     Document Type: Review

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