Speaker
Roman Kemper
(Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Description
Gravitationally induced decoherence is discussed in the framework of open quantum systems by coupling matter systems to linearised gravity as an environment. The construction and investigation of corresponding quantum mechanical toy models are examined to illustrate how the gravitational coupling may lead to decoherence effects. These models are compared with existing approaches in the literature for their similarities and differences, with a focus on the assumptions involved and their implications. The role of different quantisation techniques and their impact on the structure of the resulting models is also briefly addressed.
Author
Roman Kemper
(Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Co-authors
Kristina Giesel
(FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Mr
Max Joseph Fahn
(Institute for Quantum Gravity)
Renata Ferrero
