Quantum Theory from Small to Large Scales: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 95, August 2010
Jürg Frohlich, Manfred Salmhofer, Vieri Mastropietro, Wojciech De Roeck, and Leticia F. Cugliandolo
Abstract
This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on ‘Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales’. Fundamental quantum phenomena appear on all scales, from microscopic to macroscopic. Some of the pertinent questions include the onset of decoherence, the dynamics of collective modes, the influence of external randomness, and the emergence of dissipative behaviour. Our understanding of such phenomena has been advanced by the study of model systems and by the derivation and analysis of effective dynamics for large systems and over long times. In this fiel ... More
This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on ‘Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales’. Fundamental quantum phenomena appear on all scales, from microscopic to macroscopic. Some of the pertinent questions include the onset of decoherence, the dynamics of collective modes, the influence of external randomness, and the emergence of dissipative behaviour. Our understanding of such phenomena has been advanced by the study of model systems and by the derivation and analysis of effective dynamics for large systems and over long times. In this field, research in mathematical physics has regularly contributed results that were recognized as essential in the physics community. During the last few years, the key questions have been sharpened and progress on answering them has been particularly strong. This book reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field and provides the necessary background for future studies.
Keywords:
quantum theory,
separation of scales,
macroscopic phenomena,
decoherence,
effective dynamics,
dissipation
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199652495 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2012 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199652495.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Jürg Frohlich, editor
Professor, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Manfred Salmhofer, editor
Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Vieri Mastropietro, editor
Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Italy
Wojciech De Roeck, editor
Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Leticia F. Cugliandolo, editor
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France
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