Intrinsic and fundamental decoherence: issues and problems

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/25/15/154003MaRDI QIDQ3522729zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

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Publication date 4 September 2008

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0803.3447

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Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

Abstract: We investigate the meaning of gravity-induced decoherence in quantum theory, known as `intrinsic' or `fundamental' decoherence in the literature. We explore a range of issues relevant to this problem, including the meaning of modified uncertainty relations, the interpretations of the Planck scale, the distinction between quantum and stochastic fluctuations and the role of the time variable in quantum mechanics. We examine the specific physical assumptions that enter into different approaches to the subject. In particular, we critique two representative approaches that identify time fluctuations as the origin of intrinsic or fundamental decoherence: one that models the fluctuations by stochastic process and one that purports to derive decoherence from the quantum fluctuations of real clocks.

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