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This discussion explains quantum indeterminism on the basis of the logical concept of unsolvability. I prove that there is no one-valued computable function to help us predict the outcome of a measurement of spin projection S z′ from a result of a previous measurement, S z , and angle Θ zz′ . En route to the corresponding theorem, I show that the EPR concept of physical reality is inconsistent with the quantum mechanics formalism.
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Orlov, Y.F. (1999). Quantum and Classical Gödelian Indeterminism, Measurement, and Informational Collapse into the Past. In: Greenberger, D., Reiter, W.L., Zeilinger, A. (eds) Epistemological and Experimental Perspectives on Quantum Physics. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook [1999], vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1454-9_6
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