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Decoherence and the Classical Limit of Quantum Mechanics

Valia Allori

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In my dissertation (Rutgers, 2007) I developed the proposal that one can establish that material quantum objects behave classically just in case there is a “local plane wave” regime, which naturally corresponds to the suppression of all quantum interference.

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In my dissertation (Rutgers, 2007) I developed the proposal that one can establish that material quantum objects behave classically just in case there is a “local plane wave” regime, which naturally corresponds to the suppression of all quantum interference.

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In my dissertation (Rutgers, 2007) I developed the proposal that one can establish that material quantum objects behave classically just in case there is a “local plane wave” regime, which naturally corresponds to the suppression of all quantum interference.

Key concepts: Quantum decoherence, Classical limit, Quantum mechanics, Quantum dissipation, Physics, Limit (mathematics), Classical mechanics, Quantum

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