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The Measurement Process in Relational Quantum Mechanics

arXiv
Authors: B. K. Jennings

Year

2020

Paper ID

18219

Status

Preprint

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79

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Abstract

Understanding the quantum measurement problem is closely associated with understanding wave function collapse. Motivated by Breuer's claim that it is impossible for an observer to distinguish all states of a system in which it is contained, wave function collapse is tied to self observation in the Schmidt biorthonormal decomposition of entangled systems. This approach provides quantum mechanics in general and relational quantum mechanics in particular with a clean, well motivated explanation of the measurement process and wave function collapse.

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  • Understanding the quantum measurement problem is closely associated with understanding wave function collapse.

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