Decoherence

Decoherence theory suggests any interaction with a classical environment degrades quantum superpositions.

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Decoherence is central to the modern understanding of quantum mechanics, and may be the critical factor for understanding the move from the microscopic world of quantum physics to the classical world of everyday objects.

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D. (1996), Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory (Berlin: Springer; second revised edition, 2003).

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Decoherence is clearly neither a dynamical evolution contradicting the Schrödinger equation, nor a new interpretation of the wave function.

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Decoherence is the result of random, fluctuating interactions with a larger environment, which destroy the possibility of interference between different branches of the wave-function, and make the world we experience look classical.

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Decoherence is absolutely critical to the modern view of quantum mechanics and quantum interpretations.

How to Teach Physics to Your Dog CHAD ORZEL 2009

Decoherence must be avoided long enough for quantum computation to occur (and in Orch OR, for threshold to be reached by E = h/t).

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Decoherence turns a coherent superposition of two or more states (both A and B) into an incoherent mixture of definite states (either A or B).

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Decoherence is a real physical process that happens in all interpretations.

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Decoherence is particularly important for the many-worlds interpretation, where it ensures that different branches of the wavefunction of the universe will not affect one another.

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