Decoherence and definite outcomes

Colanero, Klaus Decoherence and definite outcomes. University of Florence, Italy.

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Official URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1208.0904

Abstract

This thesis has three aims: (1) to clarify in detail the relation between the decoherence mechanism and the problem of definite outcomes, (2) to dispel common misconceptions about the measurement problem in quantum mechanics, and (3) to present some recent alternative approaches in the quest for a satisfactory solution of the definite outcomes problem.

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Colanero, Klaus	klaus.colanero@cuhk.edu.hk

Additional Information:

Thesis work for the "Laura Magistrale Interfacoltà in Logica, Filosofia e Storia della Scienza" at Università degli studi di Firenze. Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Casalbuoni and Prof. Elena Castellani

Keywords:

decoherence, state vector reduction, wave function collapse, quantum mechanics interpretations, macroscopic superposition, impossibility theorems, gravity induced collapse, measurement problem

Subjects:

General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory

Depositing User:

Dr. Klaus Colanero

Date Deposited:

26 Aug 2013 14:43

Last Modified:

15 Sep 2019 16:26

Item ID:

9947

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arXiv.org