Relativistic Quantum Measurement and Decoherence
Lectures of a Workshop Held at the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici Naples, April 9-10, 1999
Editors: Breuer, Heinz-Peter, Petruccione, Francesco (Eds.)
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The development of a consistent picture for the processes of decoherence and quantum measurement requires a treatment which is compatible with the theory of relativity. This volume reviews some of the approaches suggested to solve or circumvent the arising difficulties. Starting from an analysis of the level of compatibility of the measurement problem with the special theory of relativity, the role of non-locality and entanglement are discussed. The subject is also addressed from the point of view of quantum optics and quantum information theory, as well as on the basis of group theoretic and algebraic methods. The emergence of decoherence in quantum electrodynamics is discussed from an open systems perspective.
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Special Relativity as an Open Question
Pages 1-13
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Event-Ready Entanglement
Pages 15-29
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Radiation Damping and Decoherence in Quantum Electrodynamics
Pages 31-65
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Decoherence: A Dynamical Approach to Superselection Rules?
Pages 67-91
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Quantum Histories and Their Implications
Pages 93-115
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- Book Title
- Relativistic Quantum Measurement and Decoherence
- Book Subtitle
- Lectures of a Workshop Held at the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici Naples, April 9-10, 1999
- Editors
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- Heinz-Peter Breuer
- Francesco Petruccione
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Physics
- Series Volume
- 559
- Copyright
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-45369-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/3-540-45369-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-41061-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-14302-5
- Series ISSN
- 0075-8450
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 142
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