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Some Comments Concerning Measurements in Quantum Mechanics

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Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

Part of the book series: The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner ((2876,volume B / 6))

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The paradoxical aspects of the quantum-mechanical measuring process continue to provoke numerous discussions, indicating a growing interest in the basic problems of quantum mechanics 1,2. The purpose of the present note is to clarify our views on this important problem and to contrast them with the views expressed in some recent publications on the same subject lh,i.

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Jauch, J.M., Wigner, E.P., Yanase, M.M. (1995). Some Comments Concerning Measurements in Quantum Mechanics. In: Mehra, J. (eds) Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses. The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner, vol B / 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78374-6_13

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