Published May 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamical reduction models: present status and future developments

  • 1. Mathematisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet, Theresienstr. 39, 80333 Munich (Germany)
  • 2. Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Strada Costiera 11, 34014 Trieste (Italy)

Description

We review the major achievements of the dynamical reduction program, showing why and how it provides a unified, consistent description of physical phenomena, from the microscopic quantum domain to the macroscopic classical one. We discuss the difficulties in generalizing the existing models in order to comprise also relativistic quantum field theories. We point out possible future lines of research, ranging from mathematical physics to phenomenology

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 012013
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
3. International workshop on quantum mechanics between decoherence and determinism: New aspects from particle physics to cosmology
Acronym
DICE2006
Dates
11-15 Sep 2006
Place
Castello di Piombino (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38080457
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DYNAMICS; FIELD EQUATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; REVIEWS
Descriptors DEC
DOCUMENT TYPES; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MECHANICS