Erich Joos

5.1k citations

17 papers · 2.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 9

Impact in

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.5%
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Papers in

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 6
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications 10
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates 3
- Quantum optics and atomic interactions 1
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 1

Co-authors: H. D. Zeh Domenico Giulini Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu Joachim Kupsch Claus Kiefer Philippe Blanchard Albrecht Lindner I.O. Stamatescu
Journals: Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (1 paper)Lecture notes in physics (1 paper)Physics Letters A (1 paper)Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1 paper)The European Physical Journal B (1 paper)
Partner nations: Germany United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Erich Joos

17 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory 2003 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
1996 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
1985 The European Physical Journal B

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work
1	Coming to terms with decoherence Physics Today ·Erich Joos, H. D. Zeh	2010	1
2	Decoherence: An Introduction Technische Universität Dortmund Eldorado (Technische Universität Dortmund) ·Erich Joos	2007	3
3	DECOHERENCE UNLIMITED: FROM ZENO TO CLASSICAL MOTION Erich Joos	2006	1
4	Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory, second edition Erich Joos, H. D. Zeh, Claus Kiefer, Domenico Giulini, Joachim Kupsch, I.O. Stamatescu	2003	24
5	Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Erich Joos, А.Г. Дык, Claus Kiefer, Domenico Giulini, Joachim Kupsch, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu Hit paper breakdown →	2003	1074
6	Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems Lecture notes in physics ·Philippe Blanchard, Erich Joos, Domenico Giulini, Yongze Lang, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu	2000	92
7	Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Domenico Giulini, Erich Joos, Claus Kiefer, Joachim Kupsch, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu, H. D. Zeh Hit paper breakdown →	1996	707
8	A quantum statistical upper bound on entropy Il Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. B/Il Nuovo cimento B ·Erich Joos, Asghar Qadir	1992	1
9	Dynamics of a trapped two level atom in a bichromatic laser field: heating, cooling and multistability Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters ·Erich Joos, Albrecht Lindner	1991	1
10	Motion of a laser-cooled three-level ion in a harmonic trap Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters ·Erich Joos	1989	3
11	Langevin equation for the parametric oscillator: a model for ion confinement in a radio frequency trap Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters ·Erich Joos, Albrecht Lindner	1989	11
12	Comment on ‘‘Unified dynamics for microscopic and macroscopic systems’’ Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·Erich Joos	1987	20
13	Time Arrow in Quantum Theory Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics ·Erich Joos	1987	2
14	Quantum Theory and the Appearance of a Classical World Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Erich Joos	1986	5
15	Why do we observe a classical spacetime? Physics Letters A ·Erich Joos	1986	30
16	The emergence of classical properties through interaction with the environment The European Physical Journal B ·Erich Joos, H. D. Zeh Hit paper breakdown →	1985	837
17	Continuous measurement: Watchdog effect versus golden rule Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·Erich Joos	1984	80

About Erich Joos

Erich Joos is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, History and Philosophy of Science, Physiology and Astronomy and Astrophysics, having authored 17 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Quantum Mechanics and Applications (10 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (6 papers), Biofield Effects and Biophysics (5 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (3 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (2 papers), Quantum optics and atomic interactions (1 paper), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (1 paper) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (1.0k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.6k citations), Artificial Intelligence (1.5k citations), History and Philosophy of Science (144 citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (374 citations). Erich Joos has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include H. D. Zeh, Domenico Giulini, Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu, Joachim Kupsch, Claus Kiefer, Philippe Blanchard, Albrecht Lindner, I.O. Stamatescu and Asghar Qadir. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Lecture notes in physics, Physics Letters A, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and The European Physical Journal B.

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