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einselection

einselection noun: a process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.

Noun

einselection (uncountable)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.

Origin of einselection

Short for environment-induced superselection. Coined by Polish theoretical physicist Wojciech H. Zurek.

Questions about einselection

What does einselection mean?
Einselection means a process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.
What part of speech is einselection?
Einselection is a noun.

Words near einselection in the dictionary

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  2. EINs
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  4. Einsatzgruppe
  5. Einsatzgruppen
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  7. Einsiedeln
  8. Einsohn
  9. Einspahr
  10. Einspahrs
  11. Einspanier

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