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Decoherence and quantum Darwinism : from quantum foundations to classical reality / Wojciech Hubert Zurek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zurek, Wojciech Hubert, 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coherence (Nuclear physics).
- Coherent states.
- Natural selection.
- Mechanics.
- Quantum measure theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 357 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- The measurement problem has been a central puzzle of quantum theory since its inception, and understanding how the classical world emerges from our fundamentally quantum universe is key to its resolution. While the 'Copenhagen' and 'Many Worlds' interpretations have dominated discussion of this philosophically charged question, Zurek builds on the physics of decoherence and introduces the theory of 'Quantum Darwinism' to provide a novel account of the emergence of classical reality. Opening with a modern view of quantum theory, the book reconsiders the customary textbook account of quantum foundations, showing how the controversial axioms (including Born's rule) follow from the consistent core postulates. Part II discusses decoherence and explores its role in the quantum-to-classical transition. Part III introduces Quantum Darwinism, explaining how an information-theoretic perspective complements, elucidates, and reconciles the 'Copenhagen' and 'Many Worlds' interpretations. This insightful book is essential reading for any student or researcher interested in quantum physics.
- Contents:
- Discrete events from repeatability : "quantum jumps" and Wavepacket collapse
- Born's rule from the symmetries of entanglement
- Environment-induced decoherence
- Decoherence, Einselection, and its consequences
- Quantum and classical in phase space : decoherence and the second law
- Quantum Darwinism : environment as a witness
- Quantum Darwinism in action
- Quantum Darwinism and the existential interpretation.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Mar 2025).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-009-55287-2
- 1-009-55286-4
- OCLC:
- 1504509264
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