2002/10/22 by Claus Kiefer, Kiefer, Claus · 1 citation
Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #cond-mat #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0210152
12 pages, invited contribution to the festschrift in honour of C.F. von Weizsaecker's 90th birthday
arxiv created 2002/10/22 · openalex publication_date 2002/10/22 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A central feature in the Copenhagen interpretation is the use of classical concepts from the outset. Modern developments show, however, that the emergence of classical properties can be understood within the framework of quantum theory itself, through the process of decoherence. This fact becomes most crucial for the interpretability of quantum cosmology - the application of quantum theory to the Universe as a whole. I briefly review these developments and emphasize the importance of an unbiased attitude on the interpretational side for future progress in physics.