Can Decoherence Solve the Measurement Problem?

The quantum decoherence program has become more attractive in providing an acceptable solution for the long-standing quantum measurement problem. Decoherence by quantum entanglement happens very quickly to entangle the quantum system with the environment including the detector. But in the final sta...

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Main Author: Mani Lal Bhaumik
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Language:English
Published: Quanta 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://dankogeorgiev.com/ojs/index.php/quanta/article/view/73
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description The quantum decoherence program has become more attractive in providing an acceptable solution for the long-standing quantum measurement problem. Decoherence by quantum entanglement happens very quickly to entangle the quantum system with the environment including the detector. But in the final stage of measurement, acquiring the unentangled pointer states poses some problems. Recent experimental observations of the effect of the ubiquitous quantum vacuum fluctuations in destroying quantum entanglement appears to provide a solution. Quanta 2022; 11: 115–123.
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spelling doaj-art-38f6eab04ecf4f23bfa0c71f845b203d2025-08-20T02:09:35ZengQuantaQuanta1314-73742022-12-011110.12743/quanta.v11i1.20873Can Decoherence Solve the Measurement Problem?Mani Lal Bhaumik0University of California, Los Angeles The quantum decoherence program has become more attractive in providing an acceptable solution for the long-standing quantum measurement problem. Decoherence by quantum entanglement happens very quickly to entangle the quantum system with the environment including the detector. But in the final stage of measurement, acquiring the unentangled pointer states poses some problems. Recent experimental observations of the effect of the ubiquitous quantum vacuum fluctuations in destroying quantum entanglement appears to provide a solution. Quanta 2022; 11: 115–123. https://dankogeorgiev.com/ojs/index.php/quanta/article/view/73
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