The Existence and Role of Quantum-State Noise

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1005.0130v6
• Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:24:57 GMT
• Title: The Existence and Role of Quantum-State Noise
• Authors: Aleksandar Perisic,
• Abstract summary: Key observation about quantum reality is that it often appears as if, at some moment, the probability of a quantum event becomes a definite outcome for us.<n>A careful analysis suggests, however, that what we perceive as a definite state -- the observed outcome of a quantum experiment -- is not strictly definite.
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• Abstract: The key observation about quantum reality is that it often appears as if, at some moment, the probability of a quantum event becomes a definite outcome for us. A careful analysis suggests, however, that what we perceive as a definite state -- the observed outcome of a quantum experiment -- is not strictly definite. From this, we conclude that the quantum world is active: its influence extends beyond a merely statistical and permanently fixed determination of reality as we experience it.

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