Decoherence and the transition from quantum to classical - Revisited

Progress in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-31

  Zurek, Wojciech Hubert ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOHERENCE; EIGENSTATES; QUANTUM SYSTEM;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 65649094734     PISSN: 15449998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-7808-0_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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