Decoherence and definite outcomes

Abstract

This thesis has three aims: (1) to clarify in detail the relation between the decoherence mechanism and the problem of definite outcomes, (2) to dispel common misconceptions about the measurement problem in quantum mechanics, and (3) to present some recent alternative approaches in the quest for a satisfactory solution of the definite outcomes problem.

102 pages, in English. Thesis work for the "Laura Magistrale Interfacoltà in Logica, Filosofia e Storia della Scienza" at Università degli studi di Firenze. Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Casalbuoni and Prof. Elena Castellani

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• Broken Time Translation Symmetry as a model for Quantum State Reduction
• On Diósi-Penrose criterion of gravity-induced quantum collapse

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