Decoherence and the Quantum to Classical Transition The ultimate introduction textbook and reference on decoherence and the quantum to classical transition. This detailed but accessible text describes the concepts formalism interpretation and experimental observation of decoherence and explains how decoherence is responsible for the emergence from the realm of quantum mechanics of the classical world of our experience. Topics include: Foundational problems at the quantum–classical border The role of the environment and entanglement Environment induced loss of coherence and superselection Scattering induced decoherence and spatial localization Master equations Decoherence models Experimental realization of Schrödinger kittens and their decoherence Quantum computing quantum error correction and decoherence free subspaces Implications of decoherence for interpretations of quantum mechanics and for the measurement problem Decoherence in the brain. Written in a lucid and concise style that is accessible to all readers with a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics this stimulating book tells the classical from quantum story in a comprehensive and coherent manner that brings together the foundational technical and experimental aspects of decoherence. It will be an indispensable resource for newcomers and experts alike. Reads like a bestseller. An engaging and intuitive treatment of a very important subject combining the scope of a monograph with the clarity of a textbook and the intellectual excitement of a Sherlock Holmes adventure.Wojciech Zurek Los Alamos Everyone who works in the borderlands between quantum and classical physics from philosophers of physics to quantum computer technologists will find much here to stimulate and inspire.Gerard Milburn University of Queensland