Decoherence in Quantum Field Theory
dr. Tomislav Prokopec
Institute for Theoretical Physics and Spinoza Institute, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Vrijeme: četvrtak, 17. 3. 2011., 15 sati (c.t.)
Sažetak:
We suggest the gaussian von Neumann entropy as a measure of
decoherence and classicality in quantum field theory (QFT). We then
apply this idea to an interacting scalar field theory. We show how the
process of decoherence and classicisation can be observed in the context
of a renormalised perturbative field theory. By making use of a quantum
mechanical example, we compare our approach with the commonly used
reduced density matrix approach to decoherence, and point out at the
shortcomings of the latter approach.
Voditelj seminara:
dr. Krešimir Kumerički