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What is an observable?

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The concept of generalized observable in the scheme of Hilbert quantum mechanics is discussed. We give an example of a possible ambiguity of this notion. The role of interpretation and the strong connection with concrete experimental procedures in the discussion of generalized observables are stressed to explain the above ambiguity.

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany

    Marian Grabowski

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Dedicated to Professor Peter Mittelstaedt on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

Humboldt fellow, on leave from the Institute of Physics, Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland.

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Grabowski, M. What is an observable?. Found Phys 19, 923–930 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889306

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