The quantum mechanics of experiments
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| author | Fröhlich, Jürg Pizzo, Alessandro |
| author_facet | Fröhlich, Jürg Pizzo, Alessandro |
| contents | 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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| spellingShingle | The quantum mechanics of experiments Fröhlich, Jürg Pizzo, Alessandro Quantum Physics Mathematical Physics 81P, 81Q, 82C10 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. |
| title | The quantum mechanics of experiments |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mathematical Physics 81P, 81Q, 82C10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.25335 |