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Quantum Darwinism is a theoretical framework explaining how objective classical reality emerges from quantum systems. Proposed by Wojciech Żurek, it addresses the measurement problem via system–environment interactions that cause stable, classical “pointer states” to proliferate into the environment.^[1][2]

Core mechanism

1. Decoherence & selection — Environmental interactions destroy quantum coherence and select stable pointer states (environment-induced superselection, or einselection).^[1]
2. Information propagation — The system’s pointer states redundantly imprint information into many fragments of the environment (e.g., scattered photons).^[2]
3. Consensus formation — Multiple observers can independently sample disjoint environmental fragments and retrieve (approximately) the same information about the system’s pointer state, yielding objective agreement.^[2]

Significance

Explains why:

• Measurements yield definite outcomes.^[1]
• Macroscopic objects appear classical.^[1]
• Independent observers typically agree on observed properties without disturbing the system.^[2]

References

1. Żurek, Wojciech H. (2003). "Decoherence and the quantum-to-classical transition". Reviews of Modern Physics. 75: 715–775. doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.75.715.
2. Żurek, Wojciech H. (2009). "Quantum Darwinism". Nature Physics. 5: 181–188. doi:10.1038/nphys1202.

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