The measurement problem and the completeness of quantum state

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.05594v3
• Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:03:47 GMT
• Title: The measurement problem and the completeness of quantum state
• Authors: Zhihong Zuo
• Abstract summary: We describe quantum measurement process as two-step physical process. We conclude that the measurement is just a corollary of the completeness of quantum state.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Based on the equivalence of quantum-mechanical reduced state and mixed state which we demonstrate in this paper, we give a possible explanation of the quantum measurement problem. We describe quantum measurement process as two-step physical process: one microscopically controllable process which produces entanglement, and one macroscopic process (uncontrollable microscopically) which detects given states (or properties) of some microscopic objects. With the explanation, we conclude that the measurement postulate is just a corollary of the completeness of quantum state. Our explanation is totally rooted in the unitarity of quantum mechanics, and does not need any extension or modification of the formulation of orthodox quantum mechanics. We also point out that quantum randomness comes from entanglement and wavefunction collapse in quantum mechanics is subjective process.

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