A paradox in the quantum-mechanical treatment of destructive measurements on photons
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| author | Cabbolet, Marcoen J. T. F. Caudano, Yves |
| author_facet | Cabbolet, Marcoen J. T. F. Caudano, Yves |
| contents | Measurements on photons are frequently cited as confirmations of predictions of quantum mechanics (QM), in particular in the context of Bell's theorem. In this paper we show, however, that we cannot ever claim to have measured a property of a photon if we treat a destructive measurement {of the value of a property of a photon prepared in a superposition of eigenstates} in the framework of orthodox QM. |
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| spellingShingle | A paradox in the quantum-mechanical treatment of destructive measurements on photons Cabbolet, Marcoen J. T. F. Caudano, Yves Quantum Physics Measurements on photons are frequently cited as confirmations of predictions of quantum mechanics (QM), in particular in the context of Bell's theorem. In this paper we show, however, that we cannot ever claim to have measured a property of a photon if we treat a destructive measurement {of the value of a property of a photon prepared in a superposition of eigenstates} in the framework of orthodox QM. |
| title | A paradox in the quantum-mechanical treatment of destructive measurements on photons |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06115 |