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quantum decoherence: a standalone construct

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the loss of quantum interference as a system becomes entangled with its surroundings, making it behave classically.

In quantum physics, quantum decoherence refers to the loss of quantum interference as a system becomes entangled with its surroundings, making it behave classically. This meaning comes from Zurek (2003) in Reviews of Modern Physics.[1]

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References

Zurek, W. H. (2003). Decoherence, einselection, and the quantum origins of the classical. Reviews of Modern Physics, 75(3), 715-775. https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.75.715

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