1998/03/19 by Claus Kiefer, Erich Joos · 9 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic and Geometric Analysis #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Process (computing) #Quantum #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Zeno effect #Quantum decoherence #Quantum gravity #Zeno's paradoxes #cond-mat #gr-qc #hep-th #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/bfb0105342
published in Lecture notes in physics, 105-128 (Springer Science+Business Media) · 24 pages, LATEX, 9 figures, needs macro lamuphys.sty, to appear in the Proceedings of the 10th Born Symposium
arxiv created 1998/03/19 · openalex publication_date 2008/04/07 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We give a pedagogical introduction to the process of decoherence - the irreversible emergence of classical properties through interaction with the environment. After discussing the general concepts, we present the following examples: Localisation of objects, quantum Zeno effect, classicality of fields and charges in QED, and decoherence in gravity theory. We finally emphasise the important interpretational features of decoherence.