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| contents | <h1>RECORD 1 — Structural Observability I</h1> <h2><strong>Description </strong></h2> <p><strong>Structural Observability I: A Framework for Outcome Formation in Quantum Measurement</strong></p> <p>This paper introduces the Structural Observability (SO) framework, which specifies the physical conditions under which definite outcomes arise in quantum measurement. The framework distinguishes between the Complete Relational Configuration (CRC) and the Limited Observational Reference Frame (L-ORF), and defines a three-condition requirement for outcome formation: stability, distinguishability, and accessibility.</p> <p>The SO framework does not modify the predictive formalism of quantum mechanics. Instead, it provides a structural account of why that formalism takes the form it does, identifying the conditions under which probability assignments and definite outcomes become well-defined.</p> <p>A companion paper, <em>Structural Observability II</em>, develops the experimentally testable consequences of this framework, including a threshold condition for outcome formation and multiple falsifiable predictions.</p> <h2><span><strong>Keywords</strong></span></h2> <p>quantum measurement, decoherence, measurement problem, quantum foundations, information theory, entanglement, Born rule</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Structural Observability I: A Framework for Outcome Formation in Quantum Measurement Dukes, Mark <h1>RECORD 1 — Structural Observability I</h1> <h2><strong>Description </strong></h2> <p><strong>Structural Observability I: A Framework for Outcome Formation in Quantum Measurement</strong></p> <p>This paper introduces the Structural Observability (SO) framework, which specifies the physical conditions under which definite outcomes arise in quantum measurement. The framework distinguishes between the Complete Relational Configuration (CRC) and the Limited Observational Reference Frame (L-ORF), and defines a three-condition requirement for outcome formation: stability, distinguishability, and accessibility.</p> <p>The SO framework does not modify the predictive formalism of quantum mechanics. Instead, it provides a structural account of why that formalism takes the form it does, identifying the conditions under which probability assignments and definite outcomes become well-defined.</p> <p>A companion paper, <em>Structural Observability II</em>, develops the experimentally testable consequences of this framework, including a threshold condition for outcome formation and multiple falsifiable predictions.</p> <h2><span><strong>Keywords</strong></span></h2> <p>quantum measurement, decoherence, measurement problem, quantum foundations, information theory, entanglement, Born rule</p> |
| title | Structural Observability I: A Framework for Outcome Formation in Quantum Measurement |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19144125 |