Article Title：Can we explain thermodynamics by quantum decoherence?
Abstract：
Can we explain the laws of thermodynamics, in particular the irreversible increase of entropy, from the underlying quantum mechanical dynamics? Attempts based on classical dynamics have all failed. Albert (1994a,b; 2000) proposed a way to recover thermodynamics on a purely dynamical basis, using the quantum theory of the collapse of the wavefunction of Ghirardi, Rimini and Weber (1986). In this paper we propose an alternative way to explain thermodynamics within no-collapse interpretations of quantum mechanics. Our approach relies on the standard quantum mechanical models of environmental decoherence of open systems, e.g. Joos and Zeh (1985) and Zurek and Paz (1994). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: collapse; decoherence; quantum mechanics; thermodynamics
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(01)00029-6
Source：STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS
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