decoherence
Loss of quantum coherence in a physical system as it interacts with its environmentLoss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.
Dekohärenz
(countable, dated, uncountable)The normal condition of sensitiveness in a coherer; reversion to such condition.
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Origin
First attested 1902 (OED) in the electrical engineering sense "the resetting of a coherer.First attested 1902 (OED) in the electrical engineering sense "the resetting of a coherer." From decohere (also 1902) + -ence, representing the verbal noun (compare decohesion, decoherency). The quantum mechanics concept was introduced in 1970 by German physicist H. Dieter Zeh, writing in the journal Foundations of Physics.
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Forms
plural: decoherences| Singular | decoherence |
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