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To review the quantum mechanical measurement problem, a very old subject, in a few hours is not an easy task, particularly not since I want to add, in the last part of the discussion, some ideas which have not been published.
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Wigner, E.P. (1983). Review of the Quantum Mechanical Measurement Problem. In: Meystre, P., Scully, M.O. (eds) Quantum Optics, Experimental Gravity, and Measurement Theory. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 94. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3712-6_3
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