Annalen der Physik · 2000 · 241 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsInformation TheoryQuantum MechanicsTheoretical PhysicsQuantum DecoherenceQuantum DynamicsQuantum Information TheoryQuantum MeasurementQuantum PhysicsQuantum StatesDecoherence MechanismsDecoherence TheoryEnvironment-induced SuperselectionQuantum Measurement Theory
We introduce and investigate a simple model of conditional quantum dynamics. It allows for a discussion of the information-theoretic aspects of quantum measurements, decoherence, and environment-induced superselection (einselection).
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