Quantum Initiative: Quantum Lunch

The Quantum Lunch is regularly held on Thursdays in the Theoretical Division Conference Room, TA-3, Building 123, Room 121.

The organizing committee includes Malcolm Boshier (P-21), Lukasz Cincio (T-4), Diego Dalvit (T-4), Changhyun Ryu (P-21) , Nikolai Sinitsyn (T-4), Rolando Somma (T-4), Yigit Subasi (T-4), Christopher Ticknor (T-1), and Wojciech Zurek (T-4).

For more information, or to nominate a speaker, contact Yigit Subasi or Lukasz Cincio.

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Thursday, July 12, 2018
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker: Andreas Albrecht (UC Davis)

Technical Host: Lukasz Cincio

TOPIC: Einselection and Equilibrium

Abstract
Decoherence and "einselection" have important roles in quantum physics, and are understood to be important in the emergence of classical behavior. Traditional discussions of einselection all assume an arrow of time. The extent to which einselection (and thus the emergence of classicality) is tied to an arrow of time has possibly deep implications for cosmology. In this talk I present some early results on this topic based on calculations in a toy model related to the classic Caldeira Leggett model, which I solve unitarily in all regimes.