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Introduction: Quantum Theory and Beneath?

  • Part III Quantum Mechanics in Between - Decoherence and Determinism
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Decoherence and Entropy in Complex Systems

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The question raised in the title is old, as old as quantum theory itself. An answer has not been given. Leading physicists of the .rst “quantum century” have taken a stand on the mostly philosophical issues which were surrounding it before. Can the uncomfortable unfamiliarity of quantum mechanics be overcome or is it here to stay?

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Hans-Thomas Elze

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Elze, HT. (2004). Introduction: Quantum Theory and Beneath?. In: Elze, HT. (eds) Decoherence and Entropy in Complex Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 633. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40968-7_9

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