How the Quantum Universe Became Classical
arXiv:quant-ph/0501119 · doi:10.1080/0010751052000297588
Abstract
This is an informal introduction to the ideas of decoherence and emergent classicality, including a simple account of the decoherent histories approach to quantum theory. It is aimed at undergraduates with a basic appreciation of quantum theory. The emphasis is on simple physical ideas and pictures.
24 pages, 11 figures
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