Dynamical Reduction Models: present status and future developments

Abstract

We review the major achievements of the dynamical reduction program, showing why and how it provides a unified, consistent description of physical phenomena, from the microscopic quantum domain to the macroscopic classical one. We discuss the difficulties in generalizing the existing models in order to comprise also relativistic quantum field theories. We point out possible future lines of research, ranging from mathematical physics to phenomenology.

12 pages. Contribution to the Proceedings of the "Third International Workshop DICE2006", Castello di Piombino (Tuscany), September 11-15, 2006. Minor changes made

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