Einselection
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Einselection is a noun meaning (quantum mechanics) A process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.
Meaning
(quantum mechanics) A process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include entanglement, classicalization, superselection, nondemolition, quantumness, objectivation.
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