Self-induced decoherence: A new approach

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-107

  Castagnino, Mario ^a   Lombardi, Olimpia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Classicality; Closed systems; Coarse graining; Decoherence; Pointer basis; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346492609     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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