QUANTUM DECOHERENCE
Decoherence is the irreversible formation of quantum correlations of a system with its environment. These correlations lead to entirely new properties and behavior compared to that shown by isolated objects. It is the destruction of quantum coherence between preferred states associated with the observables monitored by the environment.
- A short introduction to the essential concepts of decoherence is "Elements of Environmental Decoherence" by E. Joos quant-ph/9908008.
- Zurek, W.H. (2003): "Decoherence, Einselection, and the Quantum Origin of the Classical.'' Rev. Mod. Phys. 75, 715
