Decoherence and the appearance of a classical world in quantum theory

E. Joos, H. D. Zeh, C. Kiefer, D. Giulini, J. Kupsch, I.-O. Stamatescu

508 pages, parution le 23/05/2003 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

This book describes the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Since the first edition appeared in 1996, the concepts of decoherence have become firmly established experimentally and are now widely used in the literature. Its major consequences are the emergence of "classicality", superselection rules, the border line between microscopic and macroscopic behavior, the emergence of classical spacetime, and the appearance of quantum jumps.

Most of the new developments in this rapidly evolving field are discussed in this second edition: chaos theory, quantum information, neuroscience, primordial fluctuations in cosmology, black holes and string theory, experimental tests, and interpretational issues. While the major part of the book is concerned with environmental decoherence derived from a universal Schrödinger equation, later chapters address complementary or competing approaches, such as consistent histories, open system dynamics, algebraic methods, and collapse models.

Contents

Introduction
Basic Concepts and Their Interpretation
Decoherence Through Interaction with the Environment
Decoherence in Quantum Field Theory
and Quantum Gravity
Consistent Histories and Decoherence
Superselection Rules and Symmetries
Open Quantum Systems
Stochastic Collapse Models
Related Concepts and Methods

References

L'auteur - E. Joos

Schenefeld, Germany

L'auteur - H. D. Zeh

University of Heidelberg, Germany

L'auteur - C. Kiefer

University of Cologne, Germany

L'auteur - D. Giulini

University of Freiburg, Germany

L'auteur - J. Kupsch

University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	E. Joos, H. D. Zeh, C. Kiefer, D. Giulini, J. Kupsch, I.-O. Stamatescu
Parution	23/05/2003
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	508
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	845g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540003908