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Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems

Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Bielefeld Germany, 10–14 November 1998

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Philippe Blanchard

    1. Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

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  2. Erich Joos

    1. Schenefeld, Germany

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  3. Domenico Giulini

    1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  4. Clau Kiefer

    1. Fakultät für Physik, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  5. Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

    1. FESt, Heidelberg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 538)

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In this book the process of decoherence is reviewed from both the theoretical and the experimental physicist's point of view. Implications of this important concept for fundamental problems of quantum theory and for chemistry and biology are also given. This broad review of decoherence addresses researchers and graduate students. It could also be used in seminar work.

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. General Introduction

    1. Elements of Environmental Decoherence

      • Erich Joos
      Pages 1-17

    2. The Meaning of Decoherence*

      • H. D. Zeh
      Pages 19-42

  3. Theoretical Aspects

    1. Continuous Fuzzy Measurement of Energy: Realization and Application

      • Jiirgen Audretsch
      Pages 43-53

    2. Slow Decoherence of Superpositions of Macroscopically Distinct States

      • Daniel Braun, Petr A. Braun, Fritz Haake
      Pages 55-65

    3. Grey Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates as Mesoscopic Particles

      • Th. Busch, J. R. Anglin
      Pages 67-75

    4. Decoherence Through Coupling to the Radiation Field

      • Detlef Dürr, Herbert Spohn
      Pages 77-86

    5. States, Symmetries and Superselection

      • Domenico Giulini
      Pages 87-100

    6. Decoherence in Situations Involving the Gravitational Field

      • Claus Kiefer
      Pages 101-112

    7. Moving Quantum Agents in a Finite Environment

      • Ilki Kim, Günter Mahler
      Pages 113-123

    8. Mathematical Aspects of Decoherence

      • Joachim Kupsch
      Pages 125-136

    9. Decoherence and Continuous Measurements: Phenomenology and Models

      • Michael B. Mensky
      Pages 137-147

    10. The Problem of Decoherence and the EPR-Paradox

      • Peter Mittelstaedt
      Pages 149-159

    11. Asymptotically Disjoint Quantum States

      • Hans Primas
      Pages 161-178

  4. Experiments

    1. Dynamical Localization and Decoherence

      • F. Saif, K. Riedel, W. P. Schleich, B. Mirbach
      Pages 179-189

    2. Quantum Cryptography and Long Distance Bell Experiments: How to Control Decoherence

      • N. Gisin, J. Brendel, J-D. Gautier, B. Gisin, B. Huttner, G. Ribordy et al.
      Pages 191-200

    3. Exploration of the Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics by Charged Particle Interferometry

      • Franz Hasselbach, Harald Kiesel, Peter Sonnentag
      Pages 201-212

  5. Alternative Approaches

    1. Single Ions in Paul Traps

      • H. C. Nägerl, Ch. Roos, H. Rohde, D. Leibfried, J. Eschner, F. Schmidt-Kaler et al.
      Pages 213-231

    2. Time-Convolutionless Stochastic Unraveling of Non-Markovian Quantum Master Equations

      • Heinz-Peter Breuer, Bernd Kappler, Francesco Petruccione
      Pages 233-241

    3. Emergence of Classicality: From Collapse Phenomenologies to Hybrid Dynamics

      • Lajos Diósi
      Pages 243-250
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

    Philippe Blanchard

  • Schenefeld, Germany

    Erich Joos

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Domenico Giulini

  • Fakultät für Physik, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Clau Kiefer

  • FESt, Heidelberg, Germany

    Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Bielefeld Germany, 10–14 November 1998

  • Editors: Philippe Blanchard, Erich Joos, Domenico Giulini, Clau Kiefer, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-46657-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-66899-2Published: 24 January 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08617-5Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-46657-4Published: 11 January 2008

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8450

  • Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 345

  • Topics: Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics, Quantum Physics, Mathematical Methods in Physics

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