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In [[quantum mechanics]], '''quantum decoherence''' is the loss of [[Quantum coherence|coherence]] or ordering of the [[phase angle]]s between the components of a system in a [[quantum superposition]].  One consequence of this [[dephasing]] is classical or probabilistically additive behavior.  Quantum decoherence gives the appearance of [[wave function collapse]] (the reduction of the physical possibilities into a single possibility as seen by an [[observer (quantum mechanics)|observer]]) and justifies the framework and intuition of [[classical physics]] as an acceptable approximation: decoherence is the mechanism by which the [[classical limit]] emerges from a quantum starting point and it determines the location of the quantum-classical boundary. Decoherence occurs when a system interacts with its environment in a [[Irreversibility|thermodynamically irreversible]] way.  This prevents different elements in the [[quantum superposition]] of the total scene's [[wavefunction]] from [[Interference (wave propagation)|interfering]] with each other.  Decoherence has been a subject of active research since the 1980s.<ref name="Schlosshauer">{{cite journal |last=Schlosshauer |first=Maximilian |year=2005 |title=Decoherence, the measurement problem, and interpretations of quantum mechanics |journal=[[Reviews of Modern Physics]] |volume=76 |issue=4 |pages=1267–1305 |doi=10.1103/RevModPhys.76.1267 |arxiv = quant-ph/0312059 |bibcode = 2004RvMP...76.1267S }}</ref>
 
[[:wikt:decoherence|Decoherence]] can be viewed as the loss of information from a system into the environment (often modeled as a [[heat bath]]),<ref name="Bacon">{{cite arxiv |last=Bacon |first=D. |year=2001 |title=Decoherence, control, and symmetry in quantum computers |eprint=quant-ph/0305025 |work=}}</ref> since every system is loosely coupled with the energetic state of its surroundings.  Viewed in isolation, the system's dynamics are non-[[Unitary operator|unitary]] (although the combined system plus environment evolves in a unitary fashion).<ref name="Lidar and Whaley">{{cite book |last=Lidar |first=Daniel A. |first2=K. Birgitta |last2=Whaley |chapter=Decoherence-Free Subspaces and Subsystems |title=Irreversible Quantum Dynamics |editor1-first=F. |editor1-last=Benatti |editor2-first=R. |editor2-last=Floreanini |pages=83–120 |series=Springer Lecture Notes in Physics |volume=622 |location=Berlin |year=2003 |arxiv=quant-ph/0301032 |isbn= }}</ref> Thus the dynamics of the system alone are [[Irreversibility|irreversible]]. As with any coupling, [[Quantum entanglement|entanglements]] are generated between the system and environment.  These have the effect of sharing quantum information with—or transferring it to—the surroundings.
 
Decoherence does not generate ''actual'' wave function collapse.  It only provides an explanation for the ''observance'' of wave function collapse, as the quantum nature of the system "leaks" into the environment.  That is, components of the wavefunction are decoupled from a coherent system, and acquire phases from their immediate surroundings.  A total superposition of the global or [[universal wavefunction]] still exists (and remains coherent at the global level), but its ultimate fate remains an [[interpretation of quantum mechanics|interpretational issue]].  Specifically, decoherence does not attempt to explain the [[measurement problem]].  Rather, decoherence provides an explanation for the transition of the system to a mixture of states that seem to correspond to those states observers perceive.  Moreover, our observation tells us that this mixture looks like a proper [[quantum ensemble]] in a measurement situation, as we observe that measurements lead to the "realization" of precisely one state in the "ensemble".
 
Decoherence represents a challenge for the practical realization of [[quantum computer]]s, since such machines are expected to rely heavily on the undisturbed evolution of quantum coherences.  Simply put, they require that coherent states be preserved and that decoherence is managed, in order to actually perform quantum computation.
 
==Mechanisms==
To examine how decoherence operates, an "intuitive" model is presented.  The model requires some familiarity with quantum theory basics.  Analogies are made between visualisable classical [[phase space]]s and [[Hilbert space]]s.  A more rigorous derivation in [[Dirac notation]] shows how decoherence destroys interference effects and the "quantum nature" of systems.  Next, the [[density matrix]] approach is presented for perspective.
 
===Phase space picture===
An ''N''-particle system can be represented in non-relativistic quantum mechanics by a [[wavefunction]], <math>\psi(x_1, x_2, ...,x_N)</math>.  This has analogies with the classical [[phase space]].  A classical phase space contains a real-valued function in 6N dimensions (each particle contributes 3 spatial coordinates and 3 momenta).  Our "quantum" phase space conversely contains a complex-valued function in a 3''N'' dimensional space.  The position and momenta do not [[Commutativity|commute]] but can still inherit much of the mathematical structure of a [[Hilbert space]].  Aside from these differences, however, the analogy holds.
 
Different previously-isolated, non-interacting systems occupy different phase spaces. Alternatively we can say they occupy different, lower-dimensional [[Linear subspace|subspaces]] in the phase space of the joint system.  The ''effective'' dimensionality of a system's phase space is the number of ''[[Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)|degrees of freedom]]'' present which—in non-relativistic models—is 6 times the number of a system's ''free'' particles.  For a [[macroscopic]] system this will be a very large dimensionality.  When two systems (and the environment would be a system) start to interact, though, their associated state vectors are no longer constrained to the subspaces.  Instead the combined state vector time-evolves a path through the "larger volume", whose dimensionality is the sum of the dimensions of the two subspaces.  A square (2-d surface) extended by just one dimension (a line) forms a cube.  The cube has a greater volume, in some sense, than its component square and line axes.  The extent two vectors interfere with each other is a measure of how "close" they are to each other (formally, their overlap or Hilbert space [[scalar product]] together) in the phase space.  When a system couples to an external environment, the dimensionality of, and hence "volume" available to, the joint state vector increases enormously. Each environmental degree of freedom contributes an extra dimension.
 
The original system's wavefunction can be expanded arbitrarily as a sum of elements in a quantum superposition.  Each expansion corresponds to a projection of the wave vector onto a basis.  The bases can be chosen at will.  Let us choose any expansion where the resulting elements interact with the environment in an element-specific way.  Such elements will—with overwhelming probability—be rapidly separated from each other by their natural unitary time evolution along their own independent paths.  After a very short interaction, there is almost no chance of any further interference.  The process is effectively [[Reversible process (thermodynamics)|irreversible]].  The different elements effectively become "lost" from each other in the expanded phase space created by coupling with the environment; in phase space, this decoupling is monitored through  the [[Wigner quasi-probability distribution]].  The original elements are said to have ''decohered''.  The environment has effectively selected out those expansions or decompositions of the original state vector that decohere (or lose phase coherence) with each other.  This is called "environmentally-induced-superselection", or [[einselection]].<ref name="zurek03">[[Wojciech H. Zurek]], Decoherence, [[einselection]], and the quantum origins of the classical, ''Reviews of Modern Physics'' 2003, 75, 715 or http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105127</ref> The decohered elements of the system no longer exhibit [[quantum interference]] between each other, as in a [[double-slit experiment]].  Any elements that decohere from each other via environmental interactions are said to be [[quantum entanglement|quantum entangled]] with the environment.  The converse is not true: not all entangled states are decohered from each other.
 
Any measuring device or apparatus acts as an environment since, at some stage along the measuring chain, it has to be large enough to be read by humans. It must possess a very large number of hidden degrees of freedom.  In effect, the interactions may be considered to be [[Measurement in quantum mechanics|quantum measurements]]. As a result of an interaction, the wave functions of the system and the measuring device become entangled with each other. Decoherence happens when different portions of the system's wavefunction become entangled in different ways with the measuring device. For two einselected elements of the entangled system's state to interfere, both the original system and the measuring in both elements device must significantly overlap, in the scalar product sense.  If the measuring device has many degrees of freedom, it is ''very'' unlikely for this to happen.
 
As a consequence, the system behaves as a classical [[statistical ensemble]] of the different elements rather than as a single coherent [[quantum superposition]] of them. From the perspective of each ensemble member's measuring device, the system appears to have irreversibly collapsed onto a state with a precise value for the measured attributes, relative to that element.
 
===Dirac notation===
Using the [[Dirac notation]], let the system initially be in the state <math> |\psi \rang</math>, where
 
:<math> |\psi \rang = \sum_i |i\rang \lang i|\psi \rang </math>
where the <math> |i\rang</math>s form an [[Einselection|einselected]] [[eigen basis|basis]] ('''e'''nvironmentally '''in'''duced '''selected''' eigen basis<ref name="zurek03"/>); and let the environment initially be in the state <math>|\epsilon\rang</math>.  The [[vector basis]] of the total combined system and environment can be formed by [[tensor product|tensor multiplying]] the basis vectors of the subsystems together.  Thus, before any interaction between the two subsystems, the joint state can be written as:
 
:<math>|\mathit{before}\rang = \sum_i |i\rang |\epsilon \rang \lang i|\psi \rang. </math>
 
where <math> |i\rang |\epsilon \rang </math>  is shorthand for the tensor product: <math>  |i \rang \otimes |\epsilon\rang </math>. There are two extremes in the way the system can interact with its environment: either (1) the system loses its distinct identity and merges with the environment (e.g. photons in a cold, dark cavity get converted into molecular excitations within the cavity walls), or (2) the system is not disturbed at all, even though the environment is disturbed (e.g. the idealized non-disturbing measurement).  In general an interaction is a mixture of these two extremes, which we shall examine:
 
====System absorbed by environment====
If the environment absorbs the system, each element of the total system's basis interacts with the environment such that:
 
:<math> |i\rang |\epsilon \rang </math> evolves into <math> |\epsilon_i\rang</math>
 
and so
:<math>|\mathit{before}\rang </math> evolves into <span style="vertical-align:-25%;"><math> |\mathit{after}\rang = \sum_i |\epsilon_i\rang \lang i|\psi \rang</math></span>
 
where the [[unitarity]] of time-evolution demands that the total state basis remains [[orthonormal]] and in particular their [[scalar product|scalar]] or [[inner product]]s with each other vanish, since <math>\lang i|j\rang = \delta_{ij}</math>:
 
:<math>\lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j\rang = \delta_{ij}</math>
 
This orthonormality of the environment states is the defining characteristic required for [[einselection]].<ref name="zurek03"/>
 
====System not disturbed by environment====
This is the idealised measurement or undisturbed system case in which each element of the basis interacts with the environment such that:
 
:<math>|i\rang |\epsilon \rang </math> evolves into the product <math> |i,\epsilon_i\rang = |i \rang|\epsilon_i\rang </math>
 
i.e. the system disturbs the environment, but is itself ''undisturbed'' by the environment.
 
and so:
:<math>|\mathit{before}\rang </math> evolves into <span style="vertical-align:-25%;"><math>|\mathit{after}\rang = \sum_i |i,\epsilon_i\rang \lang i|\psi \rang</math></span>
 
where, again, [[unitarity (physics)|unitarity]] demands that:
 
:<math>\lang i,\epsilon_i|j,\epsilon_j\rang = \lang i|j \rang \lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j\rang= \delta_{ij} \lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j\rang = \delta_{ij}</math>
 
and ''additionally'' decoherence requires, by virtue of the large number of hidden degrees of freedom in the environment, that
 
:<math>\lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j\rang \approx  \delta_{ij}</math>
 
As before, this is the defining characteristic for decoherence to become [[einselection]].<ref name="zurek03"/>  The approximation becomes more exact as the number of environmental degrees of freedom affected increases.
 
Note that if the system basis <math>|i\rang</math> were not an einselected basis then the last condition is trivial since the disturbed environment is not a function of <math>i</math> and we have the trivial disturbed environment basis <math>|\epsilon_j\rang = |\epsilon'\rang </math>.  This would correspond to the system basis being degenerate with respect to the environmentally-defined-measurement-observable.  For a complex environmental interaction (which would be expected for a typical macroscale interaction) a non-einselected basis would be hard to define.
 
===Loss of interference and the transition from quantum to classical===
The utility of decoherence lies in its application to the analysis of probabilities, before and after environmental interaction, and in particular to the vanishing of [[quantum interference]] terms after decoherence has occurred.  If we ask what is the probability of observing the system making a transition or [[Quantum state|quantum leap]] from <math>\psi</math> to <math>\phi</math> '''before''' <math>\psi</math> has interacted with its environment, then application of the [[Born probability]] rule states that the transition probability is the modulus squared of the scalar product of the two states:
 
:<math>\mathit{prob}_{\mathit{before}}(\psi \rightarrow \phi) = |\lang \psi |\phi \rang|^2 = |\sum_i\psi^*_i \phi_i |^2 = \sum_{i} |\psi_i^*\phi_i|^2 + \sum_{ij;i \ne j} \psi^*_i \psi_j \phi^*_j\phi_i</math>
 
where <math> \psi_i = \lang i|\psi \rang ,  \psi_i^* = \lang \psi|i \rang </math> and <math> \phi_i = \lang i|\phi \rang </math> etc.
 
Terms appear in the expansion of the transition probability above which involve <math>i \ne j</math>; these can be thought of as representing ''interference'' between the different basis elements or quantum alternatives.  This is a purely quantum effect and represents the non-additivity of the probabilities of quantum alternatives.
 
To calculate the probability of observing the system making a quantum leap from <math>\psi</math> to <math>\phi</math> '''after''' <math>\psi</math> has interacted with its environment, then application of the [[Born probability]] rule states we must sum over all the relevant possible states of the environment, <math>E_i</math>, ''before'' squaring the modulus:
 
:<math>\mathit{prob}_{\mathit{after}}(\psi \rightarrow  \phi) = \sum_j|\lang \mathit{after}| \phi, \epsilon_j \rang|^2 = \sum_j|\sum_i \psi_i^* \lang i, \epsilon_i|\phi, \epsilon_j\rang |^2  = \sum_j|\sum_i \psi_i^* \lang i|\phi \rang \lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j \rang |^2</math>
 
The internal summation vanishes when we apply the decoherence / [[einselection]] condition <math>\lang \epsilon_i|\epsilon_j\rang \approx  \delta_{ij}</math> and the formula simplifies to:
 
:<math>\mathit{prob}_{\mathit{after}}(\psi \rightarrow \phi) \approx \sum_j|\psi_j^* \lang j|\phi\rang |^2 =
\sum_i|\psi^*_i \phi_i |^2</math>
 
If we compare this with the formula we derived before the environment introduced decoherence we can see that the effect of decoherence has been to move the summation sign <math>\Sigma_i</math> from inside of the modulus sign to outside.  As a result all the cross- or [[quantum interference]]-terms:
 
:<math> \sum_{ij;i \ne j} \psi^*_i \psi_j \phi^*_j\phi_i</math>
 
have vanished from the transition probability calculation.  The decoherence has [[Reversible process (thermodynamics)|irreversibly]] converted quantum behaviour (additive [[probability amplitude]]s) to classical behaviour (additive probabilities).<ref name="zurek03" /><ref name="zurek91">[[Wojciech H. Zurek]], Decoherence and the transition from quantum to classical, ''Physics Today'', 44, pp 36–44 (1991)</ref><ref name=Zurek02>Wojciech H. Zurek: ''Decoherence and the Transition from Quantum to Classical—Revisited'' [http://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0306072 Los Alamos Science Number 27 2002]</ref>
 
In terms of density matrices, the loss of interference effects corresponds to the diagonalization of the "environmentally traced over" [[density matrix]].<ref name="zurek03"/>
 
=== Density matrix approach ===
The effect of decoherence on [[density matrix|density matrices]] is essentially the decay or rapid vanishing of the off-diagonal elements of the [[partial trace]] of the joint system's [[density matrix]], i.e. the [[trace (linear algebra)|trace]], with respect to ''any'' environmental basis, of the density matrix of the combined system ''and'' its environment.  The decoherence [[Reversible process (thermodynamics)|irreversibly]] converts the "averaged" or "environmentally traced over"<ref name="zurek03"/> density matrix from a pure state to a reduced mixture; it is this that gives the ''appearance'' of [[wavefunction collapse]].  Again this is called "environmentally-induced-superselection", or [[einselection]].<ref name="zurek03"/>  The advantage of taking the partial trace is that this procedure is indifferent to the environmental basis chosen.
 
Initially, the density matrix of the combined system can be denoted as,
:<math> \rho = | \mathit{before} \rang \lang \mathit{before} | = |\psi \rang \lang \psi | \otimes | \epsilon \rang \lang \epsilon |</math>
where <math> |\epsilon \rang </math> is the state of the environment.
Then if the transition happens before any interaction takes place between the system and the environment, the environment subsystem has no part and can be traced out, leaving the reduced density matrix for the system,
:<math> \rho_{\mathit{sys}} = \mathit{Tr}_{\mathit{env}}( \rho ) = | \psi \rang \lang \psi | \lang \epsilon | \epsilon \rang = | \psi \rang \lang \psi | </math>
Now the transition probability will be given as:
:<math>\mathit{prob}_{\mathit{before}}(\psi \rightarrow \phi) = \lang \phi | \rho_{\mathit{sys}} | \phi \rang = \lang \phi | \psi \rang \lang \psi | \phi \rang = {| \lang \psi | \phi \rang |}^2 = \sum_{i} |\psi_i^*\phi_i|^2 + \sum_{ij;i \ne j} \psi^*_i \psi_j \phi^*_j\phi_i</math>
where <math> \psi_i = \lang i|\psi \rang ,  \psi_i^* = \lang \psi|i \rang </math> and <math> \phi_i = \lang i|\phi \rang </math> etc.
 
 
Now the case when transition takes place after the interaction of the system with the environment. The combined density matrix will be,
:<math> \rho = | \mathit{after} \rang \lang \mathit{after} | = \sum_{i,j} \psi_i \psi_j^* | i , \epsilon_i \rang \lang j, \epsilon_j | = \sum_{i,j} \psi_i \psi_j^* | i \rang \lang j | \otimes | \epsilon_i \rang \lang \epsilon_j |</math>
To get the reduced density matrix of the system we trace out the environment and employ the decoherence/[[einselection]] condition and see that the off-diagonal terms vanish,
:<math> \rho_{\mathit{sys}} = \mathit{Tr}_{\mathit{env}}( \sum_{i,j} \psi_i \psi_j^* | i \rang \lang j | \otimes | \epsilon_i \rang \lang \epsilon_j | ) = \sum_{i,j} \psi_i \psi_j^* | i \rang \lang j |  \lang \epsilon_i | \epsilon_j \rang  = \sum_{i,j} \psi_i \psi_j^* | i \rang \lang j | \delta_{ij} = \sum_{i} |\psi_i |^2 | i \rang \lang i | </math>
Similarly the final reduced density matrix after the transition will be <math>\sum_{j} |\phi_j |^2 | j \rang \lang j | </math>
The transition probability will then be given as:
:<math>\mathit{prob}_{\mathit{after}}(\psi \rightarrow \phi) = \sum_{i,j} |\psi_i |^2 |\phi_j |^2 \lang j | i \rang \lang i | j \rang  = \sum_{i} |\psi_i^* \phi_i |^2 </math>
which has no contribution from the interference terms, <math> \sum_{ij;i \ne j} \psi^*_i \psi_j \phi^*_j\phi_i </math>.
 
The density matrix approach has been combined with the [[De Broglie–Bohm theory|Bohmian approach]] to yield a ''reduced trajectory approach'', taking into account the system [[reduced density matrix]] and the influence of the environment.<ref>A. S. Sanz, F. Borondo: ''A quantum trajectory description of decoherence'', [http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0310096v5  quant-ph/0310096v5]</ref>
 
===Operator-sum representation===
Consider a system S and environment (bath) B, which are closed and can be treated quantum mechanically. Let <math>\mathcal{H_S}</math> and <math>\mathcal{H_B}</math> be the system's and bath's Hilbert spaces, respectively. Then the Hamiltonian for the combined system is
 
:<math>\hat{H} = \hat{H}_{S}\otimes\hat{I}_{B} + \hat{I}_{S}\otimes\hat{H}_{B} + \hat{H}_{I}</math>
 
where <span style="vertical-align:10%;"><math>\hat{H}_{S},\hat{H}_{B}</math></span> are the system and bath Hamiltonians, respectively, and <span style="vertical-align:10%;"><math>\hat{H}_{I}</math></span> is the interaction Hamiltonian between the system and bath, and <span style="vertical-align:10%;"><math>\hat{I}_{S}, \hat{I}_{B}</math></span> are the identity operators on the system and bath Hilbert spaces, respectively. The time-evolution of the [[density operator]] of this closed system is unitary and, as such, is given by
 
:<math>\rho_{SB}(t) = \hat{U}(t)\rho_{SB}(0)\hat{U^{\dagger}}(t)</math>
 
where the unitary operator is  <span style="vertical-align:49%;"><math>\hat{U}=e^{\frac{-i\hat{H}t}{\hbar}}</math></span>. If the system and bath are not [[entangled]] initially, then we can write <span style="vertical-align:middle;"><math>\rho_{SB} = \rho_{S}\otimes\rho_{B}</math></span>. Therefore, the evolution of the system becomes
 
:<math>\rho_{SB}(t) = \hat{U}(t)[\rho_{S}(0)\otimes\rho_{B}(0)]\hat{U^{\dagger}}(t).</math>
 
The system-bath interaction Hamiltonian can be written in a general form as
 
:<math>\hat{H}_{I} = \sum_{i}\hat{S_{i}}\otimes\hat{B}_{i},</math>
 
where <span style="vertical-align:15%;"><math>\hat{S_{i}}\otimes\hat{B_{i}}</math></span> is the operator acting on the combined system-bath Hilbert space, and <math>\hat{S}_{i}, \hat{B}_{i}</math> are the operators that act on the system and bath, respectively. This coupling of the system and bath is the cause of decoherence in the system alone. To see this, a [[partial trace]] is performed over the bath to give a description of the system alone:
 
:<math>\rho_{S}(t) = Tr_B[\hat{U}(t)[\rho_{S}(0)\otimes\rho_{B}(0)]\hat{U^{\dagger}}(t)].</math>
 
<math>\mathbf{\mathit{\rho}}_S(t)</math> is called the ''reduced density matrix'' and gives information about the system only. If the bath is written in terms of its set of orthogonal basis kets, that is, if it has been initially diagonalized then <span style="vertical-align:-35%;"><math>\rho_{B}(0) = \sum_{j}a_{j}|{j}\rangle\langle{j}|.</math></span> Computing the partial trace with respect to this (computational)basis gives:
 
:<math>\rho_{S}(t) = \sum_{l}\hat{A_{l}}\rho_{S}(0)\hat{A}^{\dagger}_{l}</math>
 
where <span style="vertical-align:middle;"><math>\hat{A_{l}}, \hat{A}^{\dagger}_{l}</math></span> are defined as the '''Kraus operators''' and are represented as
 
:<math>\hat{A_{l}} = \sqrt{a_{j}}\langle{k}|\hat{U}|{j}\rangle.</math>
 
This is known as the '''[[Decoherence-free subspaces#Operator-sum representation formulation|operator-sum representation]]''' (OSR). A condition on the Kraus operators can be obtained by using the fact that <span style="vertical-align:middle%;"><math>\mathbf{\mathit{Tr}}(\mathbf{\mathit{\rho}}_{S}(t)) = 1</math></span>; this then gives
 
:<math>\sum_{l}\hat{A}^{\dagger}_{l}\hat{A_{l}} = \hat{I}_{S}.</math>
 
This restriction determines if decoherence will occur or not in the OSR. In particular, when there is more than one term present in the sum for <math>\mathbf{\rho_{S}}(t)</math> then the dynamics of the system will be non-unitary and hence decoherence will take place.
 
===Semigroup approach===
A more general consideration for the existence of decoherence in a quantum system is given by the '''master equation''', which determines how the density matrix of the ''system alone'' evolves in time (see also the [[Viacheslav Belavkin|Belavkin]] equation<ref name=Belavkin89>{{cite journal
| author = V. P. Belavkin
| title = A new wave equation for a continuous non-demolition measurement
| journal = Physics Letters A
| volume = 140
| number = 7-8
| pages = 355–358
| year = 1989
| doi = 10.1016/0375-9601(89)90066-2
| arxiv = quant-ph/0512136|bibcode = 1989PhLA..140..355B }}</ref>
<ref name=Carmichael93>{{cite book
| author = Howard J. Carmichael
| title = An Open Systems Approach to Quantum Optics
| publisher = Springer-Verlag
| year = 1993
| address = Berlin Heidelberg New-York}}</ref>
<ref name=Bauer2012>{{cite techreport
| author = Michel Bauer, Denis Bernard, Tristan Benoist
| title = Iterated Stochastic Measurements
| note = To be published in J. Phys. A
| arxiv = 1210.0425}}</ref> for the evolution under continuous measurement). This uses the [[Quantum states#Schrödinger picture vs. Heisenberg picture|Schrödinger]] picture, where evolution of the ''state'' (represented by its density matrix) is considered. The master equation is:
 
:<math>\rho_{S}^{\prime}(t) = \frac{-i}{\hbar}\big[\mathbf{\tilde{H}_{S}},\rho_{S}(t)\big] + L_{D}\big[\rho_{S}(t)\big]</math>
 
where <span style="vertical-align:10%;"><math>\mathbf{\tilde{H}_{S}} = \mathbf{H_{S}} + \Delta</math></span> is the system Hamiltonian, <math>\mathbf{H_{S}}</math>, along with a (possible) unitary contribution from the bath, <math>\Delta</math> and  <math>L_{D}</math> is the '''Lindblad decohering term'''.<ref name="Lidar and Whaley"/> The Linblad decohering term is represented as
 
:<math>L_{D}\big[\rho_{S}(t)\big] = \frac{1}{2}\sum_{\alpha,\beta = 1}^{M}b_{\alpha\beta}\big(\big[\mathbf{F}_{\alpha}, \rho_{S}(t)\mathbf{F}^{\dagger}_{\beta}\big] + \big[\mathbf{F}_{\alpha}\rho_{S}(t), \mathbf{F}^{\dagger}_{\beta}\big]\big).</math>
 
The <span style="vertical-align:15%;"><math>\big\{\mathbf{F}_{\alpha}\big\}_{\alpha=1}^{M}</math></span> are basis operators for the M-dimensional space of [[bounded operator]]s that act on the system Hilbert space <math>\mathcal{H}_{S}</math>-these are the '''error generators'''<ref name="Lidar, Chuang, and Whaley">[http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9807004 Decoherence-free subspaces for quantum computation] from [[arXiv]]</ref>-and <math>\mathbf{\mathit{b}}_{\alpha\beta}</math> represent the elements of a [[positive semi-definite]] [[Hermitian matrix]]-these matrix elements characterize the decohering processes and, as such, are called the '''noise parameters'''.<ref name="Lidar, Chuang, and Whaley"/> The semigroup approach is particularly nice, because it distinguishes between the unitary and decohering(non-unitary) processes, which is not the case with the OSR. In particular, the non-unitary dynamics are represented by <math>\mathit{L}_{D}</math>, whereas the unitary dynamics of the state are represented by the usual [[Quantum states#Schrödinger picture vs. Heisenberg picture|Heisenberg]] commutator. Note that when <math>L_{D}\big[\rho_{S}(t)\big] =0</math>, the dynamical evolution of the system is unitary. The conditions for the evolution of the system density matrix to be described by the master equation are:
 
*(1) the evolution of the system density matrix is determined by a one-parameter [[semigroup]]
*(2) the evolution is "completely positive" (i.e. probabilities are preserved)
*(3) the system and bath density matrices are ''initially'' decoupled.<ref name="Lidar and Whaley"/>
 
==Examples of non-unitary modelling of decoherence==
[[Decoherence]] can be modelled as a non-[[Unitary operator|unitary]] process by which a system couples with its environment (although the combined system plus environment evolves in a unitary fashion).<ref name="Lidar and Whaley"/> Thus the [[Dynamics (physics)|dynamics]] of the system alone, treated in isolation, are non-unitary and, as such, are represented by [http://am473.ca irreversible transformations] acting on the system's [[Hilbert space]], <math>\mathcal{H}</math>. Since the system's dynamics are represented by irreversible representations, then any information present in the quantum system can be lost to the environment or [[heat bath]]. Alternatively, the decay of quantum information caused by the coupling of the system to the environment is referred to as decoherence.<ref name="Bacon"/> Thus decoherence is the process by which information of a quantum system is altered by the system's interaction with its environment (which form a closed system), hence creating an [[Quantum entanglement|entanglement]] between the system and heat bath (environment). As such, since the system is entangled with its environment in some unknown way, a description of the system by itself cannot be made without also referring to the environment (i.e. without also describing the state of the environment).
 
===Rotational decoherence===
Consider a system of N qubits that is coupled to a bath symmetrically. Suppose this system of N qubits undergoes a dephasing process, a rotation around the <math>|\uparrow\rangle\langle\uparrow|, |\downarrow\rangle\langle\downarrow|</math> <math>\big(|0\rangle\langle0|, |1\rangle\langle1|\big)</math> eigenstates of <math>\hat{J_{z}}</math>, for example. Then under such a rotation, a random [[Phase factor|phase]], <math>\phi</math>, will be created between the eigenstates <math>|0\rangle</math>, <math>|1\rangle</math> of <math>\hat{J_z}</math>. Thus these basis qubits <math>|0\rangle</math> and <math>|1\rangle</math>  will transform in the following way:
 
:<math>|0\rangle \rightarrow |0\rangle , |1\rangle \rightarrow e^{i\phi}|1\rangle.</math>
 
This transformation is performed by the rotation operator
 
:<math>R_{z}(\phi) =
 
\begin{pmatrix}
1 & 0 \\
0 & e^{i\phi}
\end{pmatrix}
.</math>
 
Since any qubit in this space can be expressed in terms of the basis qubits, then all such qubits will be transformed under this rotation.
Consider a qubit in a pure state <math>|\psi_j\rangle = a|0_j\rangle + b|1_j\rangle</math>. This state will decohere since it is not "encoded" with the dephasing factor <span style="vertical-align:15%;"><math>\mathbf{\mathit{e}}^{i\phi}</math></span>. This can be seen by examining the [[density matrix]] averaged over all values of <math>\phi</math>:
 
:<math> \rho_j = \int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty} R_{z}(\phi)|\psi_j\rangle \langle\psi_{j}|R^{\dagger}_{z}(\phi)p(\phi)\, d{\phi}</math>
 
where <span style="vertical-align:10%;"><math>\mathbf{\mathit{p}}(\phi)</math></span> is a [[probability density]]. If <math>\mathbf{\mathit{p}}(\phi)</math> is given as a [[Gaussian distribution]]
 
:<math> p(\phi) = (4\pi\alpha)^{-\frac{1}{2}} e^{\frac{-\phi^{2}}{4\alpha}}</math>
 
then the density matrix is
 
:<math> \rho_j =
 
\begin{pmatrix}
|a|^2 & ab^{*}e^{-\alpha} \\
 
a^{*}be^{-\alpha} & |b|^2
\end{pmatrix}
.</math>
 
Since the off-diagonal elements-the coherence terms-decay for increasing <math>\alpha</math>, then the density matrices for the various qubits of the system will be indistinguishable. This means that no measurement can distinguish between the qubits, thus creating decoherence between the various qubit states. In particular, this dephasing process causes the qubits to collapse onto the <math>|0\rangle\langle0|, |1\rangle\langle1|</math> axis.
This is why this type of decoherence process is called '''collective dephasing''', because the ''mutual'' phases between ''all'' qubits of the N-qubit system are destroyed.
 
===Depolarizing===
'''Depolarizing''' is a non-unitary transformation on a quantum system which [[Linear map|maps]] pure states to mixed states. This is a non-unitary process, because any transformation that reverses this process will map states out of their respective Hilbert space thus not preserving positivity (i.e. the original [[Probability|probabilities]] are mapped to negative probabilities, which is not allowed). The 2-dimensional case of such a transformation would consist of mapping pure states on the surface of the [[Bloch sphere]] to mixed states within the Bloch sphere. This would contract the Bloch sphere by some finite amount and the reverse process would expand the Bloch sphere, which cannot happen.
 
===Dissipation===
{{Main| Quantum dissipation}}
'''Dissipation''' is a decohering process by which the populations of quantum states are changed due to entanglement with a bath. An example of this would be a quantum system that can exchange its energy with a bath through the [[Decoherence-free_subspaces#Operator-sum_representation_formulation|interaction Hamiltonian]]. If the system is not in its [[ground state]] and the bath is at a temperature lower than that of the system's, then the system will give off energy to the bath and thus higher-energy eigenstates of the system Hamiltonian will decohere to the ground state after cooling and, as such, they will all be non-[[Degenerate form|degenerate]]. Since the states are no longer degenerate, then they are not distinguishable and thus this process is irreversible (non-unitary).
 
==Timescales==
Decoherence represents an extremely fast process for macroscopic objects, since these are interacting with many microscopic objects, with an enormous number of degrees of freedom, in their natural environment. The process explains why we tend not to observe quantum behaviour in everyday macroscopic objects. It also explains why we do see classical fields emerge from the properties of the interaction between matter and radiation for large amounts of matter.  The time taken for off-diagonal components of the density matrix to effectively vanish is called the '''decoherence time''', and is typically extremely short for everyday, macroscale processes.<ref name="zurek03" /><ref name="zurek91"/><ref name="Zurek02"/>
 
==Measurement==
The discontinuous "wave function collapse" postulated in the [[Copenhagen interpretation]] to enable the theory to be related to the results of laboratory measurements now can be understood as an aspect of the normal dynamics of quantum mechanics via the decoherence process. Consequently, decoherence is an important part of the modern alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation, based on [[consistent histories]]. Decoherence shows how a macroscopic system interacting with a lot of microscopic systems (e.g. collisions with air molecules or photons) moves from being in a pure quantum state—which in general will be a coherent superposition (see [[Schrödinger's cat]])—to being in an incoherent mixture of these states. The weighting of each outcome in the mixture in case of measurement is exactly that which gives the probabilities of the different results of such a measurement.
 
However, decoherence by itself may not give a complete solution of the [[measurement problem]], since all components of the wave function still exist in a global [[Quantum superposition|superposition]], which is explicitly acknowledged in the [[many-worlds interpretation]]. All decoherence explains, in this view, is why these coherences are no longer available for inspection by local observers. To present a solution to the measurement problem in most [[Interpretation of quantum mechanics|interpretations of quantum mechanics]], decoherence must be supplied with some nontrivial interpretational considerations (as for example [[Wojciech H. Zurek|Wojciech Zurek]] tends to do in his ''Existential interpretation'').  However, according to [[Hugh Everett|Everett]] and [[Bryce DeWitt|DeWitt]] the many-worlds interpretation can be derived from the formalism alone, in which case no extra interpretational layer is required.
 
==Mathematical details==
We assume for the moment the system in question consists of a subsystem being studied, A and the "environment" <math>\epsilon</math>, and the total [[Hilbert space]] is the [[tensor product]] of a Hilbert space describing A, H<sub>A</sub> and a Hilbert space describing <math>\epsilon</math>, <math>H_\epsilon</math>: that is,
 
:<math>H=H_A\otimes H_\epsilon</math>.
 
This is a reasonably good approximation in the case where A and <math>\epsilon</math> are relatively independent (e.g. there is nothing like parts of A mixing with parts of <math>\epsilon</math> or vice versa). The point is, the interaction with the environment is for all practical purposes unavoidable (e.g. even a single excited atom in a vacuum would emit a photon which would then go off). Let's say this interaction is described by a [[unitary transformation]] U acting upon H. Assume the initial state of the environment is <math>|\mathrm{in}\rangle</math>
and the initial state of A is the superposition state
 
:<math> c_1 | \psi_1 \rangle + c_2|\psi_2\rangle </math>
 
where <math>|\psi_1 \rangle</math> and <math>|\psi_2 \rangle</math> are orthogonal and there is no [[Quantum entanglement|entanglement]] initially. Also, choose an orthonormal basis for H<sub>A</sub>,
<math> \{ |e_i\rangle \}_i</math>.  (This could be a "continuously indexed basis" or a mixture of continuous and discrete indexes, in which case we would have to use a [[rigged Hilbert space]] and be more careful about what we mean by orthonormal but that's an inessential detail for expository purposes.) Then, we can expand
 
:<math>U(|\psi_1\rangle\otimes|\mathrm{in}\rangle)</math>
 
and
 
:<math>U(|\psi_2\rangle\otimes|\mathrm{in}\rangle)</math>
 
uniquely as
 
:<math>\sum_i |e_i\rangle\otimes|f_{1i}\rangle</math>
 
and
 
:<math>\sum_i |e_i\rangle\otimes|f_{2i}\rangle</math>
 
respectively. One thing to realize is that the environment contains a huge number of degrees of freedom, a good number of them interacting with each other all the time.  This makes the following assumption reasonable in a handwaving way, which can be shown to be true in some simple toy models. Assume that there exists a basis for <math>H_\epsilon</math> such that <math>|f_{1i}\rangle</math> and <math>|f_{1j}\rangle</math> are all approximately orthogonal to a good degree if i is not j and the same thing for <math>|f_{2i}\rangle</math> and <math>|f_{2j}\rangle</math> and also <math>|f_{1i}\rangle</math> and <math>|f_{2j}\rangle</math> for any i and j (the decoherence property).
 
This often turns out to be true (as a reasonable conjecture) in the position basis because how A interacts with the environment would often depend critically upon the position of the objects in A. Then, if we take the [[partial trace]] over the environment, we'd find the density state is approximately described by
 
:<math>\sum_i (\langle f_{1i}|f_{1i}\rangle+\langle f_{2i}|f_{2i}\rangle)|e_i\rangle\langle e_i|</math>
 
(i.e. we have a diagonal [[Mixed state (physics)|mixed state]] and there is no constructive or destructive interference and the "probabilities" add up classically). The time it takes for U(t) (the unitary operator as a function of time) to display the decoherence property is called the '''decoherence time'''.
 
==Experimental observations==
 
===Quantitative measurement===
The decoherence rate depends on a number of factors including temperature, or uncertainty in position, and many experiments have tried to measure it depending on the external environment.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.stahlke.org/dan/phys-papers/qm652-project.pdf
| title=Quantum Decoherence and the Measurement Problem
| author=Dan Stahlke
| accessdate=2011-07-23}}</ref>
 
The collapse of a quantum superposition into a single definite state was quantitatively measured for the first time by [[Serge Haroche]] and his co-workers at the [[École Normale Supérieure]] in [[Paris]] in 1996.<ref>[http://prola.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v77/i24/p4887_1 Observing the Progressive Decoherence of the “Meter” in a Quantum Measurement] from [[Physical Review Letters]] 77, 4887 - 4890 (1996) via a website of the [[American Physical Society]]</ref> Their approach involved sending individual rubidium atoms, each in a superposition of two states, through a microwave-filled cavity. The two quantum states both cause shifts in the phase of the microwave field, but by different amounts, so that the field itself is also put into a superposition of two states. As the cavity field exchanges energy with its surroundings, however, its superposition appears to collapse into a single definite state.
 
Haroche and his colleagues measured the resulting decoherence via correlations between the energy levels of pairs of atoms sent through the cavity with various time delays between the atoms.
 
===Reducing environmental decoherence===
In July 2011, researchers from [[University of British Columbia]] and [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] were able to reduce environmental decoherence rate "to levels far below the threshold necessary for quantum information processing" by applying high magnetic fields in their experiment.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2011/07/20/discovery-may-overcome-obstacle-for-quantum-computing-ubc-california-researchers/
| title=Discovery may overcome obstacle for quantum computing: UBC, California researchers
| publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]
| quote=''Our theory also predicted that we could suppress the decoherence, and push the decoherence rate in the experiment to levels far below the threshold necessary for quantum information processing, by applying high magnetic fields. (...)Magnetic molecules now suddenly appear to have serious potential as candidates for quantum computing hardware,” said Susumu Takahashi, assistant professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Southern California. “This opens up a whole new area of experimental investigation with sizeable potential in applications, as well as for fundamental work.”''
| date=2011-07-20
| accessdate=2011-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://uscnews.usc.edu/science_technology/usc_scientists_contribute_to_a_breakthrough_in_quantum_computing.html
| title=USC Scientists Contribute to a Breakthrough in Quantum Computing
| publisher=[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
| date=2011-07-20
| accessdate=2011-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/breakthrough-removes-major-hurdle-for-quantum-computing/2633
| title=Breakthrough removes major hurdle for quantum computing
| publisher=[[ZDNet]]
| date=2011-07-20
| accessdate=2011-07-23}}</ref>
 
==In interpretations of quantum mechanics==
Before an understanding of decoherence was developed the [[Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics]] treated [[wavefunction collapse]] as a fundamental, ''a priori'' process. Decoherence provides an ''explanatory mechanism'' for the ''appearance'' of wavefunction collapse and was first developed by [[David Bohm]] in 1952 who applied it to [[Louis DeBroglie]]'s [[pilot wave]] theory, producing [[Bohmian mechanics]],<ref name="bohm52a">[[David Bohm]], A Suggested Interpretation of the Quantum Theory in Terms of "Hidden Variables", I, ''Physical Review'', (1952), 85, pp 166–179</ref><ref name="bohm52b">[[David Bohm]], A Suggested Interpretation of the Quantum Theory in Terms of "Hidden Variables", II, ''Physical Review'', (1952), 85, pp 180–193</ref> the first successful hidden variables interpretation of quantum mechanics.  Decoherence was then used by [[Hugh Everett]] in 1957 to form the core of his [[many-worlds interpretation]].<ref name=everett57>[[Hugh Everett]],  Relative State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, ''Reviews of Modern Physics'' vol 29, (1957) pp 454–462.</ref>  However decoherence was largely<ref name=zeh>[[H. Dieter Zeh]], On the Interpretation of Measurement in Quantum Theory, ''Foundation of Physics'', vol. 1, pp. 69-76, (1970).</ref> ignored for many years, and not until the 1980s<ref name="zurek81">[[Wojciech H. Zurek]], Pointer Basis of Quantum Apparatus: Into what Mixture does the Wave Packet Collapse?, ''Physical Review D'', 24, pp. 1516–1525 (1981)</ref><ref name="zurek82">[[Wojciech H. Zurek]], Environment-Induced Superselection Rules, ''Physical Review D'', 26, pp.1862–1880, (1982)</ref> did decoherent-based explanations of the appearance of wavefunction collapse become popular, with the greater acceptance of the use of reduced [[density matrix|density matrices]].<ref name="zurek91" />  The range of decoherent interpretations have subsequently been extended around the idea, such as [[consistent histories]].  Some versions of the Copenhagen Interpretation have been rebranded to include decoherence.
 
Decoherence does not claim to provide a mechanism for the actual wave function collapse; rather it puts forth a reasonable mechanism for the appearance of wavefunction collapse. The quantum nature of the system is simply "leaked" into the environment so that a total superposition of the wavefunction still exists, but exists &mdash; at least for all practical purposes<ref>[[Roger Penrose]] ''[[The Road to Reality]]'', p 802-803. "...the environmental-decoherence viewpoint..maintains that state vector reduction [the R process ] can be understood as coming about because the environmental system under consideration becomes inextricably entangled with its environment.[...] We think of the environment as extremely complicated and essentially 'random' [..], accordingly we sum over the unknown states in the environment to obtain a density matrix[...] Under normal circumstances, one must regard the density matrix  as some kind of approximation to the whole quantum truth. For there is no general principle providing an absolute bar to extracting information from the environment.[...] Accordingly, such descriptions are referred to as FAPP [For All Practical Purposes]"</ref> &mdash; beyond the realm of measurement.<ref>Huw Price, ''Times' Arrow and Archimedes' Point'' p 226. 'There is a world of difference between saying "the environment explains why collapse happens where it does" and saying "the environment explains why collapse seems to happen even though it doesn't really happen'.</ref> Of course by definition the claim that a merged but unmeasurable wavefunction still exists cannot be proven experimentally.
 
==See also==
{{Div col}}
*[[Dephasing]]
*[[Dephasing rate SP formula]]
*[[Einselection]]
*[[Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory]]
*[[H. Dieter Zeh]]
*[[Interpretations of quantum mechanics]]
*[[Objective collapse theory]]
*[[Partial trace]]
*[[Quantum Darwinism]]
*[[Quantum entanglement]]
*[[Quantum superposition]]
*[[Quantum Zeno effect]]
{{Div col end}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
 
==Further reading==
* {{Cite book
| first = Maximilian | last = Schlosshauer
| year = 2007
| title = Decoherence and the Quantum-to-Classical Transition
| edition = 1st
| location = Berlin/Heidelberg
| publisher = Springer
}}
* {{Cite book
| first = E. | last = Joos
| coauthors = et al.
| year = 2003
| title = Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory
| edition = 2nd
| location = Berlin
| publisher = Springer
}}
* {{Cite book
| first = R. | last = Omnes
| year = 1999
| title = Understanding Quantum Mechanics
| location = Princeton
| publisher = Princeton University Press
}}
* [[Wojciech H. Zurek|Zurek, Wojciech H.]] (2003). "Decoherence and the transition from quantum to classical — REVISITED", {{arxiv|quant-ph/0306072}} (An updated version of PHYSICS TODAY, 44:36–44 (1991) article)
* {{Cite journal
| first = Maximilian | last = Schlosshauer
| date = 23 February 2005
| title = Decoherence, the Measurement Problem, and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
| journal = Reviews of Modern Physics
| volume=76 | pages = 1267–1305
| doi = 10.1103/RevModPhys.76.1267
| issue=2004
| arxiv=quant-ph/0312059
| bibcode=2004RvMP...76.1267S}}
* J.J. Halliwell, J. Perez-Mercader, [[Wojciech H. Zurek]], eds, ''The Physical Origins of Time Asymmetry'', Part 3: Decoherence, ISBN 0-521-56837-4
*[[Berthold-Georg Englert]], [[Marlan O. Scully]] & [[Herbert Walther]], ''Quantum Optical Tests of Complementarity'', Nature, Vol 351, pp 111–116 (9 May 1991) and (same authors) ''The Duality in Matter and Light'' Scientific American, pg 56–61, (December 1994).  Demonstrates that [[Complementarity (physics)|complementarity]] is enforced, and [[Interference (wave propagation)|quantum interference]] effects destroyed, by [[Irreversibility|irreversible]] [[Measurement in quantum mechanics|object-apparatus correlations]], and not, as was previously popularly believed, by Heisenberg's [[uncertainty principle]] itself.
* Mario Castagnino, Sebastian Fortin, Roberto Laura and Olimpia Lombardi, ''A general theoretical framework for decoherence in open and closed systems'', Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25, pp.&nbsp;154002–154013, (2008). A general theoretical framework for decoherence is proposed, which encompasses formalisms originally devised to deal just with open or closed systems.
 
==External links==
* [http://www.ipod.org.uk/reality/reality_decoherence.asp A very lucid description of decoherence] from www.iPod.org.uk/reality
* http://www.decoherence.info
* http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-decoherence/
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0312059 Decoherence, the measurement problem, and interpretations of quantum mechanics] from [[arXiv]]
* [http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0505070 Measurements and Decoherence] from [[arXiv]]
* [http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~tim/Decoherence A detailed introduction] from a graduate student's website at [[Drexel University]]
* [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=000D4372-A8A9-1330-A54583414B7F0000  Quantum Bug : Qubits might spontaneously decay in seconds] Scientific American Magazine (October 2005)
* [http://www.stahlke.org/dan/phys-papers/qm652-project.pdf Quantum Decoherence and the Measurement Problem]
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Decoherence represents a challenge for the practical realization of quantum computers, since such machines are expected to rely heavily on the undisturbed evolution of quantum coherences. Simply put, they require that coherent states be preserved and that decoherence is managed, in order to actually perform quantum computation.

Mechanisms

To examine how decoherence operates, an "intuitive" model is presented. The model requires some familiarity with quantum theory basics. Analogies are made between visualisable classical phase spaces and Hilbert spaces. A more rigorous derivation in Dirac notation shows how decoherence destroys interference effects and the "quantum nature" of systems. Next, the density matrix approach is presented for perspective.

Phase space picture

An N-particle system can be represented in non-relativistic quantum mechanics by a wavefunction, ψ(x1,x2,...,xN). This has analogies with the classical phase space. A classical phase space contains a real-valued function in 6N dimensions (each particle contributes 3 spatial coordinates and 3 momenta). Our "quantum" phase space conversely contains a complex-valued function in a 3N dimensional space. The position and momenta do not commute but can still inherit much of the mathematical structure of a Hilbert space. Aside from these differences, however, the analogy holds.

Different previously-isolated, non-interacting systems occupy different phase spaces. Alternatively we can say they occupy different, lower-dimensional subspaces in the phase space of the joint system. The effective dimensionality of a system's phase space is the number of degrees of freedom present which—in non-relativistic models—is 6 times the number of a system's free particles. For a macroscopic system this will be a very large dimensionality. When two systems (and the environment would be a system) start to interact, though, their associated state vectors are no longer constrained to the subspaces. Instead the combined state vector time-evolves a path through the "larger volume", whose dimensionality is the sum of the dimensions of the two subspaces. A square (2-d surface) extended by just one dimension (a line) forms a cube. The cube has a greater volume, in some sense, than its component square and line axes. The extent two vectors interfere with each other is a measure of how "close" they are to each other (formally, their overlap or Hilbert space scalar product together) in the phase space. When a system couples to an external environment, the dimensionality of, and hence "volume" available to, the joint state vector increases enormously. Each environmental degree of freedom contributes an extra dimension.

The original system's wavefunction can be expanded arbitrarily as a sum of elements in a quantum superposition. Each expansion corresponds to a projection of the wave vector onto a basis. The bases can be chosen at will. Let us choose any expansion where the resulting elements interact with the environment in an element-specific way. Such elements will—with overwhelming probability—be rapidly separated from each other by their natural unitary time evolution along their own independent paths. After a very short interaction, there is almost no chance of any further interference. The process is effectively irreversible. The different elements effectively become "lost" from each other in the expanded phase space created by coupling with the environment; in phase space, this decoupling is monitored through the Wigner quasi-probability distribution. The original elements are said to have decohered. The environment has effectively selected out those expansions or decompositions of the original state vector that decohere (or lose phase coherence) with each other. This is called "environmentally-induced-superselection", or einselection.[4] The decohered elements of the system no longer exhibit quantum interference between each other, as in a double-slit experiment. Any elements that decohere from each other via environmental interactions are said to be quantum entangled with the environment. The converse is not true: not all entangled states are decohered from each other.

Any measuring device or apparatus acts as an environment since, at some stage along the measuring chain, it has to be large enough to be read by humans. It must possess a very large number of hidden degrees of freedom. In effect, the interactions may be considered to be quantum measurements. As a result of an interaction, the wave functions of the system and the measuring device become entangled with each other. Decoherence happens when different portions of the system's wavefunction become entangled in different ways with the measuring device. For two einselected elements of the entangled system's state to interfere, both the original system and the measuring in both elements device must significantly overlap, in the scalar product sense. If the measuring device has many degrees of freedom, it is very unlikely for this to happen.

As a consequence, the system behaves as a classical statistical ensemble of the different elements rather than as a single coherent quantum superposition of them. From the perspective of each ensemble member's measuring device, the system appears to have irreversibly collapsed onto a state with a precise value for the measured attributes, relative to that element.

Dirac notation

Using the Dirac notation, let the system initially be in the state |ψ, where

|ψ=i|ii|ψ

where the |is form an einselected basis (environmentally induced selected eigen basis[4]); and let the environment initially be in the state |ϵ. The vector basis of the total combined system and environment can be formed by tensor multiplying the basis vectors of the subsystems together. Thus, before any interaction between the two subsystems, the joint state can be written as:

|before=i|i|ϵi|ψ.

where |i|ϵ is shorthand for the tensor product: |i|ϵ. There are two extremes in the way the system can interact with its environment: either (1) the system loses its distinct identity and merges with the environment (e.g. photons in a cold, dark cavity get converted into molecular excitations within the cavity walls), or (2) the system is not disturbed at all, even though the environment is disturbed (e.g. the idealized non-disturbing measurement). In general an interaction is a mixture of these two extremes, which we shall examine:

System absorbed by environment

If the environment absorbs the system, each element of the total system's basis interacts with the environment such that:

|i|ϵ evolves into |ϵi

and so

|before evolves into |after=i|ϵii|ψ

where the unitarity of time-evolution demands that the total state basis remains orthonormal and in particular their scalar or inner products with each other vanish, since i|j=δij:

ϵi|ϵj=δij

This orthonormality of the environment states is the defining characteristic required for einselection.[4]

System not disturbed by environment

This is the idealised measurement or undisturbed system case in which each element of the basis interacts with the environment such that:

|i|ϵ evolves into the product |i,ϵi=|i|ϵi

i.e. the system disturbs the environment, but is itself undisturbed by the environment.

and so:

|before evolves into |after=i|i,ϵii|ψ

where, again, unitarity demands that:

i,ϵi|j,ϵj=i|jϵi|ϵj=δijϵi|ϵj=δij

and additionally decoherence requires, by virtue of the large number of hidden degrees of freedom in the environment, that

ϵi|ϵjδij

As before, this is the defining characteristic for decoherence to become einselection.[4] The approximation becomes more exact as the number of environmental degrees of freedom affected increases.

Note that if the system basis |i were not an einselected basis then the last condition is trivial since the disturbed environment is not a function of i and we have the trivial disturbed environment basis |ϵj=|ϵ. This would correspond to the system basis being degenerate with respect to the environmentally-defined-measurement-observable. For a complex environmental interaction (which would be expected for a typical macroscale interaction) a non-einselected basis would be hard to define.

Loss of interference and the transition from quantum to classical

The utility of decoherence lies in its application to the analysis of probabilities, before and after environmental interaction, and in particular to the vanishing of quantum interference terms after decoherence has occurred. If we ask what is the probability of observing the system making a transition or quantum leap from ψ to ϕ before ψ has interacted with its environment, then application of the Born probability rule states that the transition probability is the modulus squared of the scalar product of the two states:

probbefore(ψϕ)=|ψ|ϕ|2=|iψi*ϕi|2=i|ψi*ϕi|2+ij;ijψi*ψjϕj*ϕi

where ψi=i|ψ,ψi*=ψ|i and ϕi=i|ϕ etc.

Terms appear in the expansion of the transition probability above which involve ij; these can be thought of as representing interference between the different basis elements or quantum alternatives. This is a purely quantum effect and represents the non-additivity of the probabilities of quantum alternatives.

To calculate the probability of observing the system making a quantum leap from ψ to ϕ after ψ has interacted with its environment, then application of the Born probability rule states we must sum over all the relevant possible states of the environment, Ei, before squaring the modulus:

probafter(ψϕ)=j|after|ϕ,ϵj|2=j|iψi*i,ϵi|ϕ,ϵj|2=j|iψi*i|ϕϵi|ϵj|2

The internal summation vanishes when we apply the decoherence / einselection condition ϵi|ϵjδij and the formula simplifies to:

probafter(ψϕ)j|ψj*j|ϕ|2=i|ψi*ϕi|2

If we compare this with the formula we derived before the environment introduced decoherence we can see that the effect of decoherence has been to move the summation sign Σi from inside of the modulus sign to outside. As a result all the cross- or quantum interference-terms:

ij;ijψi*ψjϕj*ϕi

have vanished from the transition probability calculation. The decoherence has irreversibly converted quantum behaviour (additive probability amplitudes) to classical behaviour (additive probabilities).[4][5][6]

In terms of density matrices, the loss of interference effects corresponds to the diagonalization of the "environmentally traced over" density matrix.[4]

Density matrix approach

The effect of decoherence on density matrices is essentially the decay or rapid vanishing of the off-diagonal elements of the partial trace of the joint system's density matrix, i.e. the trace, with respect to any environmental basis, of the density matrix of the combined system and its environment. The decoherence irreversibly converts the "averaged" or "environmentally traced over"[4] density matrix from a pure state to a reduced mixture; it is this that gives the appearance of wavefunction collapse. Again this is called "environmentally-induced-superselection", or einselection.[4] The advantage of taking the partial trace is that this procedure is indifferent to the environmental basis chosen.

Initially, the density matrix of the combined system can be denoted as,

ρ=|beforebefore|=|ψψ||ϵϵ|

where |ϵ is the state of the environment. Then if the transition happens before any interaction takes place between the system and the environment, the environment subsystem has no part and can be traced out, leaving the reduced density matrix for the system,

ρsys=Trenv(ρ)=|ψψ|ϵ|ϵ=|ψψ|

Now the transition probability will be given as:

probbefore(ψϕ)=ϕ|ρsys|ϕ=ϕ|ψψ|ϕ=|ψ|ϕ|2=i|ψi*ϕi|2+ij;ijψi*ψjϕj*ϕi

where ψi=i|ψ,ψi*=ψ|i and ϕi=i|ϕ etc.


Now the case when transition takes place after the interaction of the system with the environment. The combined density matrix will be,

ρ=|afterafter|=i,jψiψj*|i,ϵij,ϵj|=i,jψiψj*|ij||ϵiϵj|

To get the reduced density matrix of the system we trace out the environment and employ the decoherence/einselection condition and see that the off-diagonal terms vanish,

ρsys=Trenv(i,jψiψj*|ij||ϵiϵj|)=i,jψiψj*|ij|ϵi|ϵj=i,jψiψj*|ij|δij=i|ψi|2|ii|

Similarly the final reduced density matrix after the transition will be j|ϕj|2|jj| The transition probability will then be given as:

probafter(ψϕ)=i,j|ψi|2|ϕj|2j|ii|j=i|ψi*ϕi|2

which has no contribution from the interference terms, ij;ijψi*ψjϕj*ϕi.

The density matrix approach has been combined with the Bohmian approach to yield a reduced trajectory approach, taking into account the system reduced density matrix and the influence of the environment.[7]

Operator-sum representation

Consider a system S and environment (bath) B, which are closed and can be treated quantum mechanically. Let H𝒮 and H be the system's and bath's Hilbert spaces, respectively. Then the Hamiltonian for the combined system is

H^=H^SI^B+I^SH^B+H^I

where H^S,H^B are the system and bath Hamiltonians, respectively, and H^I is the interaction Hamiltonian between the system and bath, and I^S,I^B are the identity operators on the system and bath Hilbert spaces, respectively. The time-evolution of the density operator of this closed system is unitary and, as such, is given by

ρSB(t)=U^(t)ρSB(0)U^(t)

where the unitary operator is U^=eiH^t. If the system and bath are not entangled initially, then we can write ρSB=ρSρB. Therefore, the evolution of the system becomes

ρSB(t)=U^(t)[ρS(0)ρB(0)]U^(t).

The system-bath interaction Hamiltonian can be written in a general form as

H^I=iSi^B^i,

where Si^Bi^ is the operator acting on the combined system-bath Hilbert space, and S^i,B^i are the operators that act on the system and bath, respectively. This coupling of the system and bath is the cause of decoherence in the system alone. To see this, a partial trace is performed over the bath to give a description of the system alone:

ρS(t)=TrB[U^(t)[ρS(0)ρB(0)]U^(t)].

ρS(t) is called the reduced density matrix and gives information about the system only. If the bath is written in terms of its set of orthogonal basis kets, that is, if it has been initially diagonalized then ρB(0)=jaj|jj|. Computing the partial trace with respect to this (computational)basis gives:

ρS(t)=lAl^ρS(0)A^l

where Al^,A^l are defined as the Kraus operators and are represented as

Al^=ajk|U^|j.

This is known as the operator-sum representation (OSR). A condition on the Kraus operators can be obtained by using the fact that Tr(ρS(t))=1; this then gives

lA^lAl^=I^S.

This restriction determines if decoherence will occur or not in the OSR. In particular, when there is more than one term present in the sum for ρS(t) then the dynamics of the system will be non-unitary and hence decoherence will take place.

Semigroup approach

A more general consideration for the existence of decoherence in a quantum system is given by the master equation, which determines how the density matrix of the system alone evolves in time (see also the Belavkin equation[8] [9] [10] for the evolution under continuous measurement). This uses the Schrödinger picture, where evolution of the state (represented by its density matrix) is considered. The master equation is:

ρS(t)=i[H~S,ρS(t)]+LD[ρS(t)]

where H~S=HS+Δ is the system Hamiltonian, HS, along with a (possible) unitary contribution from the bath, Δ and LD is the Lindblad decohering term.[3] The Linblad decohering term is represented as

LD[ρS(t)]=12α,β=1Mbαβ([Fα,ρS(t)Fβ]+[FαρS(t),Fβ]).

The {Fα}α=1M are basis operators for the M-dimensional space of bounded operators that act on the system Hilbert space S-these are the error generators[11]-and bαβ represent the elements of a positive semi-definite Hermitian matrix-these matrix elements characterize the decohering processes and, as such, are called the noise parameters.[11] The semigroup approach is particularly nice, because it distinguishes between the unitary and decohering(non-unitary) processes, which is not the case with the OSR. In particular, the non-unitary dynamics are represented by LD, whereas the unitary dynamics of the state are represented by the usual Heisenberg commutator. Note that when LD[ρS(t)]=0, the dynamical evolution of the system is unitary. The conditions for the evolution of the system density matrix to be described by the master equation are:

  • (1) the evolution of the system density matrix is determined by a one-parameter semigroup
  • (2) the evolution is "completely positive" (i.e. probabilities are preserved)
  • (3) the system and bath density matrices are initially decoupled.[3]

Examples of non-unitary modelling of decoherence

Decoherence can be modelled as a non-unitary process by which a system couples with its environment (although the combined system plus environment evolves in a unitary fashion).[3] Thus the dynamics of the system alone, treated in isolation, are non-unitary and, as such, are represented by irreversible transformations acting on the system's Hilbert space, . Since the system's dynamics are represented by irreversible representations, then any information present in the quantum system can be lost to the environment or heat bath. Alternatively, the decay of quantum information caused by the coupling of the system to the environment is referred to as decoherence.[2] Thus decoherence is the process by which information of a quantum system is altered by the system's interaction with its environment (which form a closed system), hence creating an entanglement between the system and heat bath (environment). As such, since the system is entangled with its environment in some unknown way, a description of the system by itself cannot be made without also referring to the environment (i.e. without also describing the state of the environment).

Rotational decoherence

Consider a system of N qubits that is coupled to a bath symmetrically. Suppose this system of N qubits undergoes a dephasing process, a rotation around the ||,|| (|00|,|11|) eigenstates of Jz^, for example. Then under such a rotation, a random phase, ϕ, will be created between the eigenstates |0, |1 of Jz^. Thus these basis qubits |0 and |1 will transform in the following way:

|0|0,|1eiϕ|1.

This transformation is performed by the rotation operator

Rz(ϕ)=(100eiϕ).

Since any qubit in this space can be expressed in terms of the basis qubits, then all such qubits will be transformed under this rotation. Consider a qubit in a pure state |ψj=a|0j+b|1j. This state will decohere since it is not "encoded" with the dephasing factor eiϕ. This can be seen by examining the density matrix averaged over all values of ϕ:

ρj=Rz(ϕ)|ψjψj|Rz(ϕ)p(ϕ)dϕ

where p(ϕ) is a probability density. If p(ϕ) is given as a Gaussian distribution

p(ϕ)=(4πα)12eϕ24α

then the density matrix is

ρj=(|a|2ab*eαa*beα|b|2).

Since the off-diagonal elements-the coherence terms-decay for increasing α, then the density matrices for the various qubits of the system will be indistinguishable. This means that no measurement can distinguish between the qubits, thus creating decoherence between the various qubit states. In particular, this dephasing process causes the qubits to collapse onto the |00|,|11| axis. This is why this type of decoherence process is called collective dephasing, because the mutual phases between all qubits of the N-qubit system are destroyed.

Depolarizing

Depolarizing is a non-unitary transformation on a quantum system which maps pure states to mixed states. This is a non-unitary process, because any transformation that reverses this process will map states out of their respective Hilbert space thus not preserving positivity (i.e. the original probabilities are mapped to negative probabilities, which is not allowed). The 2-dimensional case of such a transformation would consist of mapping pure states on the surface of the Bloch sphere to mixed states within the Bloch sphere. This would contract the Bloch sphere by some finite amount and the reverse process would expand the Bloch sphere, which cannot happen.

Dissipation

Mining Engineer (Excluding Oil ) Truman from Alma, loves to spend time knotting, largest property developers in singapore developers in singapore and stamp collecting. Recently had a family visit to Urnes Stave Church. Dissipation is a decohering process by which the populations of quantum states are changed due to entanglement with a bath. An example of this would be a quantum system that can exchange its energy with a bath through the interaction Hamiltonian. If the system is not in its ground state and the bath is at a temperature lower than that of the system's, then the system will give off energy to the bath and thus higher-energy eigenstates of the system Hamiltonian will decohere to the ground state after cooling and, as such, they will all be non-degenerate. Since the states are no longer degenerate, then they are not distinguishable and thus this process is irreversible (non-unitary).

Timescales

Decoherence represents an extremely fast process for macroscopic objects, since these are interacting with many microscopic objects, with an enormous number of degrees of freedom, in their natural environment. The process explains why we tend not to observe quantum behaviour in everyday macroscopic objects. It also explains why we do see classical fields emerge from the properties of the interaction between matter and radiation for large amounts of matter. The time taken for off-diagonal components of the density matrix to effectively vanish is called the decoherence time, and is typically extremely short for everyday, macroscale processes.[4][5][6]

Measurement

The discontinuous "wave function collapse" postulated in the Copenhagen interpretation to enable the theory to be related to the results of laboratory measurements now can be understood as an aspect of the normal dynamics of quantum mechanics via the decoherence process. Consequently, decoherence is an important part of the modern alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation, based on consistent histories. Decoherence shows how a macroscopic system interacting with a lot of microscopic systems (e.g. collisions with air molecules or photons) moves from being in a pure quantum state—which in general will be a coherent superposition (see Schrödinger's cat)—to being in an incoherent mixture of these states. The weighting of each outcome in the mixture in case of measurement is exactly that which gives the probabilities of the different results of such a measurement.

However, decoherence by itself may not give a complete solution of the measurement problem, since all components of the wave function still exist in a global superposition, which is explicitly acknowledged in the many-worlds interpretation. All decoherence explains, in this view, is why these coherences are no longer available for inspection by local observers. To present a solution to the measurement problem in most interpretations of quantum mechanics, decoherence must be supplied with some nontrivial interpretational considerations (as for example Wojciech Zurek tends to do in his Existential interpretation). However, according to Everett and DeWitt the many-worlds interpretation can be derived from the formalism alone, in which case no extra interpretational layer is required.

Mathematical details

We assume for the moment the system in question consists of a subsystem being studied, A and the "environment" ϵ, and the total Hilbert space is the tensor product of a Hilbert space describing A, HA and a Hilbert space describing ϵ, Hϵ: that is,

H=HAHϵ.

This is a reasonably good approximation in the case where A and ϵ are relatively independent (e.g. there is nothing like parts of A mixing with parts of ϵ or vice versa). The point is, the interaction with the environment is for all practical purposes unavoidable (e.g. even a single excited atom in a vacuum would emit a photon which would then go off). Let's say this interaction is described by a unitary transformation U acting upon H. Assume the initial state of the environment is |in and the initial state of A is the superposition state

c1|ψ1+c2|ψ2

where |ψ1 and |ψ2 are orthogonal and there is no entanglement initially. Also, choose an orthonormal basis for HA, {|ei}i. (This could be a "continuously indexed basis" or a mixture of continuous and discrete indexes, in which case we would have to use a rigged Hilbert space and be more careful about what we mean by orthonormal but that's an inessential detail for expository purposes.) Then, we can expand

U(|ψ1|in)

and

U(|ψ2|in)

uniquely as

i|ei|f1i

and

i|ei|f2i

respectively. One thing to realize is that the environment contains a huge number of degrees of freedom, a good number of them interacting with each other all the time. This makes the following assumption reasonable in a handwaving way, which can be shown to be true in some simple toy models. Assume that there exists a basis for Hϵ such that |f1i and |f1j are all approximately orthogonal to a good degree if i is not j and the same thing for |f2i and |f2j and also |f1i and |f2j for any i and j (the decoherence property).

This often turns out to be true (as a reasonable conjecture) in the position basis because how A interacts with the environment would often depend critically upon the position of the objects in A. Then, if we take the partial trace over the environment, we'd find the density state is approximately described by

i(f1i|f1i+f2i|f2i)|eiei|

(i.e. we have a diagonal mixed state and there is no constructive or destructive interference and the "probabilities" add up classically). The time it takes for U(t) (the unitary operator as a function of time) to display the decoherence property is called the decoherence time.

Experimental observations

Quantitative measurement

The decoherence rate depends on a number of factors including temperature, or uncertainty in position, and many experiments have tried to measure it depending on the external environment.[12]

The collapse of a quantum superposition into a single definite state was quantitatively measured for the first time by Serge Haroche and his co-workers at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris in 1996.[13] Their approach involved sending individual rubidium atoms, each in a superposition of two states, through a microwave-filled cavity. The two quantum states both cause shifts in the phase of the microwave field, but by different amounts, so that the field itself is also put into a superposition of two states. As the cavity field exchanges energy with its surroundings, however, its superposition appears to collapse into a single definite state.

Haroche and his colleagues measured the resulting decoherence via correlations between the energy levels of pairs of atoms sent through the cavity with various time delays between the atoms.

Reducing environmental decoherence

In July 2011, researchers from University of British Columbia and University of California, Santa Barbara were able to reduce environmental decoherence rate "to levels far below the threshold necessary for quantum information processing" by applying high magnetic fields in their experiment.[14][15][16]

In interpretations of quantum mechanics

Before an understanding of decoherence was developed the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics treated wavefunction collapse as a fundamental, a priori process. Decoherence provides an explanatory mechanism for the appearance of wavefunction collapse and was first developed by David Bohm in 1952 who applied it to Louis DeBroglie's pilot wave theory, producing Bohmian mechanics,[17][18] the first successful hidden variables interpretation of quantum mechanics. Decoherence was then used by Hugh Everett in 1957 to form the core of his many-worlds interpretation.[19] However decoherence was largely[20] ignored for many years, and not until the 1980s[21][22] did decoherent-based explanations of the appearance of wavefunction collapse become popular, with the greater acceptance of the use of reduced density matrices.[5] The range of decoherent interpretations have subsequently been extended around the idea, such as consistent histories. Some versions of the Copenhagen Interpretation have been rebranded to include decoherence.

Decoherence does not claim to provide a mechanism for the actual wave function collapse; rather it puts forth a reasonable mechanism for the appearance of wavefunction collapse. The quantum nature of the system is simply "leaked" into the environment so that a total superposition of the wavefunction still exists, but exists — at least for all practical purposes[23] — beyond the realm of measurement.[24] Of course by definition the claim that a merged but unmeasurable wavefunction still exists cannot be proven experimentally.

See also

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    There are various methods to go about discovering the precise property. Some local newspapers (together with the Straits Instances ) have categorised property sections and many local property brokers have websites. Now there are some specifics to consider when buying a 'new launch' rental. Intended use of the unit Every sale begins with 10 p.c low cost for finish of season sale; changes to 20 % discount storewide; follows by additional reduction of fiftyand ends with last discount of 70 % or extra. Typically there is even a warehouse sale or transferring out sale with huge mark-down of costs for stock clearance. Deborah Regulation from Expat Realtor shares her property market update, plus prime rental residences and houses at the moment available to lease Esparina EC @ Sengkang
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  1. One of the biggest reasons investing in a Singapore new launch is an effective things is as a result of it is doable to be lent massive quantities of money at very low interest rates that you should utilize to purchase it. Then, if property values continue to go up, then you'll get a really high return on funding (ROI). Simply make sure you purchase one of the higher properties, reminiscent of the ones at Fernvale the Riverbank or any Singapore landed property Get Earnings by means of Renting

    In its statement, the singapore property listing - website link, government claimed that the majority citizens buying their first residence won't be hurt by the new measures. Some concessions can even be prolonged to chose teams of consumers, similar to married couples with a minimum of one Singaporean partner who are purchasing their second property so long as they intend to promote their first residential property. Lower the LTV limit on housing loans granted by monetary establishments regulated by MAS from 70% to 60% for property purchasers who are individuals with a number of outstanding housing loans on the time of the brand new housing purchase. Singapore Property Measures - 30 August 2010 The most popular seek for the number of bedrooms in Singapore is 4, followed by 2 and three. Lush Acres EC @ Sengkang

    Discover out more about real estate funding in the area, together with info on international funding incentives and property possession. Many Singaporeans have been investing in property across the causeway in recent years, attracted by comparatively low prices. However, those who need to exit their investments quickly are likely to face significant challenges when trying to sell their property – and could finally be stuck with a property they can't sell. Career improvement programmes, in-house valuation, auctions and administrative help, venture advertising and marketing, skilled talks and traisning are continuously planned for the sales associates to help them obtain better outcomes for his or her shoppers while at Knight Frank Singapore. No change Present Rules

    Extending the tax exemption would help. The exemption, which may be as a lot as $2 million per family, covers individuals who negotiate a principal reduction on their existing mortgage, sell their house short (i.e., for lower than the excellent loans), or take part in a foreclosure course of. An extension of theexemption would seem like a common-sense means to assist stabilize the housing market, but the political turmoil around the fiscal-cliff negotiations means widespread sense could not win out. Home Minority Chief Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) believes that the mortgage relief provision will be on the table during the grand-cut price talks, in response to communications director Nadeam Elshami. Buying or promoting of blue mild bulbs is unlawful.

    A vendor's stamp duty has been launched on industrial property for the primary time, at rates ranging from 5 per cent to 15 per cent. The Authorities might be trying to reassure the market that they aren't in opposition to foreigners and PRs investing in Singapore's property market. They imposed these measures because of extenuating components available in the market." The sale of new dual-key EC models will even be restricted to multi-generational households only. The models have two separate entrances, permitting grandparents, for example, to dwell separately. The vendor's stamp obligation takes effect right this moment and applies to industrial property and plots which might be offered inside three years of the date of buy. JLL named Best Performing Property Brand for second year running

    The data offered is for normal info purposes only and isn't supposed to be personalised investment or monetary advice. Motley Fool Singapore contributor Stanley Lim would not personal shares in any corporations talked about. Singapore private home costs increased by 1.eight% within the fourth quarter of 2012, up from 0.6% within the earlier quarter. Resale prices of government-built HDB residences which are usually bought by Singaporeans, elevated by 2.5%, quarter on quarter, the quickest acquire in five quarters. And industrial property, prices are actually double the levels of three years ago. No withholding tax in the event you sell your property. All your local information regarding vital HDB policies, condominium launches, land growth, commercial property and more

    There are various methods to go about discovering the precise property. Some local newspapers (together with the Straits Instances ) have categorised property sections and many local property brokers have websites. Now there are some specifics to consider when buying a 'new launch' rental. Intended use of the unit Every sale begins with 10 p.c low cost for finish of season sale; changes to 20 % discount storewide; follows by additional reduction of fiftyand ends with last discount of 70 % or extra. Typically there is even a warehouse sale or transferring out sale with huge mark-down of costs for stock clearance. Deborah Regulation from Expat Realtor shares her property market update, plus prime rental residences and houses at the moment available to lease Esparina EC @ Sengkang
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  8. One of the biggest reasons investing in a Singapore new launch is an effective things is as a result of it is doable to be lent massive quantities of money at very low interest rates that you should utilize to purchase it. Then, if property values continue to go up, then you'll get a really high return on funding (ROI). Simply make sure you purchase one of the higher properties, reminiscent of the ones at Fernvale the Riverbank or any Singapore landed property Get Earnings by means of Renting

    In its statement, the singapore property listing - website link, government claimed that the majority citizens buying their first residence won't be hurt by the new measures. Some concessions can even be prolonged to chose teams of consumers, similar to married couples with a minimum of one Singaporean partner who are purchasing their second property so long as they intend to promote their first residential property. Lower the LTV limit on housing loans granted by monetary establishments regulated by MAS from 70% to 60% for property purchasers who are individuals with a number of outstanding housing loans on the time of the brand new housing purchase. Singapore Property Measures - 30 August 2010 The most popular seek for the number of bedrooms in Singapore is 4, followed by 2 and three. Lush Acres EC @ Sengkang

    Discover out more about real estate funding in the area, together with info on international funding incentives and property possession. Many Singaporeans have been investing in property across the causeway in recent years, attracted by comparatively low prices. However, those who need to exit their investments quickly are likely to face significant challenges when trying to sell their property – and could finally be stuck with a property they can't sell. Career improvement programmes, in-house valuation, auctions and administrative help, venture advertising and marketing, skilled talks and traisning are continuously planned for the sales associates to help them obtain better outcomes for his or her shoppers while at Knight Frank Singapore. No change Present Rules

    Extending the tax exemption would help. The exemption, which may be as a lot as $2 million per family, covers individuals who negotiate a principal reduction on their existing mortgage, sell their house short (i.e., for lower than the excellent loans), or take part in a foreclosure course of. An extension of theexemption would seem like a common-sense means to assist stabilize the housing market, but the political turmoil around the fiscal-cliff negotiations means widespread sense could not win out. Home Minority Chief Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) believes that the mortgage relief provision will be on the table during the grand-cut price talks, in response to communications director Nadeam Elshami. Buying or promoting of blue mild bulbs is unlawful.

    A vendor's stamp duty has been launched on industrial property for the primary time, at rates ranging from 5 per cent to 15 per cent. The Authorities might be trying to reassure the market that they aren't in opposition to foreigners and PRs investing in Singapore's property market. They imposed these measures because of extenuating components available in the market." The sale of new dual-key EC models will even be restricted to multi-generational households only. The models have two separate entrances, permitting grandparents, for example, to dwell separately. The vendor's stamp obligation takes effect right this moment and applies to industrial property and plots which might be offered inside three years of the date of buy. JLL named Best Performing Property Brand for second year running

    The data offered is for normal info purposes only and isn't supposed to be personalised investment or monetary advice. Motley Fool Singapore contributor Stanley Lim would not personal shares in any corporations talked about. Singapore private home costs increased by 1.eight% within the fourth quarter of 2012, up from 0.6% within the earlier quarter. Resale prices of government-built HDB residences which are usually bought by Singaporeans, elevated by 2.5%, quarter on quarter, the quickest acquire in five quarters. And industrial property, prices are actually double the levels of three years ago. No withholding tax in the event you sell your property. All your local information regarding vital HDB policies, condominium launches, land growth, commercial property and more

    There are various methods to go about discovering the precise property. Some local newspapers (together with the Straits Instances ) have categorised property sections and many local property brokers have websites. Now there are some specifics to consider when buying a 'new launch' rental. Intended use of the unit Every sale begins with 10 p.c low cost for finish of season sale; changes to 20 % discount storewide; follows by additional reduction of fiftyand ends with last discount of 70 % or extra. Typically there is even a warehouse sale or transferring out sale with huge mark-down of costs for stock clearance. Deborah Regulation from Expat Realtor shares her property market update, plus prime rental residences and houses at the moment available to lease Esparina EC @ Sengkang
  9. 20 year-old Real Estate Agent Rusty from Saint-Paul, has hobbies and interests which includes monopoly, property developers in singapore and poker. Will soon undertake a contiki trip that may include going to the Lower Valley of the Omo.

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