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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence
Quantum Foundations
The quantum mechanics of experiments
arXiv
Authors: Jürg Fröhlich, Alessandro Pizzo
Year
2026
Paper ID
35663
Status
Preprint
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This note starts with a recapitulation of what people call the "Measurement Problem" of Quantum Mechanics (QM). The dissipative nature of the quantum-mechanical time-evolution of averages of states over large ensembles of identical isolated systems consisting of matter interacting with the radiation field is discussed and shown to correspond to a stochastic time-evolution of states of individual systems. The importance of dissipation for the successful completion of measurements is highlighted. To conclude, a solution of the "Measurement Problem" is sketched in an idealized model of a double-slit experiment.
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