Fundamental decoherence from quantum gravity: a pedagogical review

dc.creatorGambini, Rodolfo
dc.creatorPorto, Rafael
dc.creatorPullin, Jorge
dc.date2006-03-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:44:08Z
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dc.descriptionWe present a discussion of the fundamental loss of unitarity that appears in quantum mechanics due to the use of a physical apparatus to measure time. This induces a decoherence effect that is independent of any interaction with the environment and appears in addition to any usual environmental decoherence. The discussion is framed self consistently and aimed to general physicists. We derive the modified Schroedinger equation that arises in quantum mechanics with real clocks and discuss the theoretical and potential experimental implications of this process of decoherence.
dc.description9 pages, dedicated to Octavio Obregon on his 60th birthday
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0603090
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0603090
dc.identifierGen.Rel.Grav.39:1143-1156,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s10714-007-0451-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/182486
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleFundamental decoherence from quantum gravity: a pedagogical review
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