Glossary
Closed Quantum System
A **closed quantum system** is one that does not exchange energy, matter, or information with its surroundings. Its evolution is fully determined by the **Schrödinger equation**, meaning it remains in a **pure state** that changes only through unitary (reversible) time evolution. In practice, true closed systems don’t exist, but they are an idealization used to model isolated quantum behavior.
by Frank Zickert