einselection

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nouneinselection (uncountable)
  1. uncountablequantum mechanicsA 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.

Origin

Short for environment-induced superselection. Coined by Polish theoretical physicist Wojciech H. Zurek.

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