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Decoherent histories and generalized measurements

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The theory of decoherent histories allows one to talk of the behavior of quantum systems in the absence of measurement. This paper generalizes the idea of decoherent histories to arbitrary open system operations and proposes experimentally testable criteria for decoherence.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0504155,
  title  = {Decoherent histories and generalized measurements},
  author = {Seth Lloyd},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0504155},
  year   = {2007}
}

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