Towards the consistent histories approach to quantum mechanics

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Sarkardei, Mohammad Reza ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

DECOHERENCE; MACROSCOPIC SYSTEMS; MASTER EQUATION; QUANTUM SYSTEMS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 2442430456     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/p03-122     Document Type: Review

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