einselection means A process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
Short for environment-induced superselection. Coined by Polish theoretical physicist Wojciech H. Zurek.
noun
- A process claimed to explain wavefunction collapse and the emergence of classical descriptions of reality from quantum descriptions. In this approach, classicality is described as an emergent property induced in open quantum systems by their environments.