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I discuss the relationship between the decoherence of a quantum ensemble seen at the level of the density operator and the complementary evolutions revealed by quantum trajectory theory for individual members of the ensemble.
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Carmichael, H.J. (1994). Decoherence: Is Dissipation All It Takes?. In: Walls, D.F., Harvey, J.D. (eds) Quantum Optics VI. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79101-7_23
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