H. Dieter Zeh
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H. Dieter Zeh | |
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| Born | 8 May 1932 |
| Died | 15 April 2018 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Heidelberg |
Heinz-Dieter Zeh (German: [tseː]; 8 May 1932 – 15 April 2018[1]), usually referred to as H. Dieter Zeh, was a professor (later professor emeritus) of the University of Heidelberg and theoretical physicist.
Work
Zeh was one of the developers of the many-minds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the discoverer of decoherence, first described in his seminal 1970 paper.
Bibliography
- The Problem Of Conscious Observation In Quantum Mechanical Description (June, 2000).
- The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time, 2001, ISBN 3-540-42081-9
- Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory, 2003, ISBN 3-540-00390-8 (with Erich Joos, Claus Kiefer, Domenico Giulini, Joachim Kupsch, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu)
- "On the interpretation of measurement in quantum theory", 1970, Foundations of Physics, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 69–76
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