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Decoherence without Dissipation

Quantum Physics 2015-06-05 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

That decoherence can take place in the presence of energy conservation seems to be a poorly known fact. That lack of knowledge has for example bedevilled the discussion of the "black hole information" problem. I present a simple model which illustrates such energy free decoherence.

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@article{arxiv.1205.6750,
  title  = {Decoherence without Dissipation},
  author = {W. G. Unruh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.6750},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

4 pages-- To appear in Phil Trans Roy Soc in special issue on Decoherence, ed. A. Hagar

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