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View SchemaClassicality, the ensemble interpretation, and decoherence: Resolving the Hyperion dispute
| Authors | Maximilian Schlosshauer |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0605249 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605249 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10701-008-9237-x |
| Journal | Found. Phys. 38, 796-803 (2008) |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
We analyze seemingly contradictory claims in the literature about the role played by decoherence in ensuring classical behavior for the chaotically tumbling satellite Hyperion. We show that the controversy is resolved once the very different assumptions underlying these claims are recognized. In doing so, we emphasize the distinct notions of the problem of classicality in the ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics and in decoherence-based approaches that are aimed at addressing the measurement problem.
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