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Wojciech Zurek

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1951- · quantum mechanics, quantum information, quantum cosmology
Polish-American physicist, leading researcher in the field of quantum decoherence. Developed the concept of quantum Darwinism and the theory of the environment as the cause of the transition from quantum superposition to the classical world. Collaborated closely with John Wheeler.

Biography

Born in Poland. Studied in Krakow, then in the USA, PhD at the University of Texas under the supervision of John Wheeler. Worked at Caltech and Los Alamos National Laboratory, then at the Santa Fe Institute. Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

Key discoveries

💡 Zurek collaborated with Wheeler on the development of the concept 'it from bit', where information is fundamental.
Quote: "Decoherence is the mechanism by which the quantum world 'gives way' to the classical."
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