Measurement in a Unitary World

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.03829v2
• Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:46 GMT
• Title: Measurement in a Unitary World
• Authors: Vishal Johnson (1 and 2), Reimar Leike, Philipp Frank (1), Torsten En{\ss}lin (1 and 2) ((1) Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics Garching, (2) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\"at M\"unchen)
• Abstract summary: This article explores how measurement can be understood in the context of a universe evolving according to unitary (reversible) quantum dynamics. A unitary measurement procedure is developed consistent with the non-measurements of quantum mechanics wherein the system being measured and the observer become correlated.
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• Abstract: This article explores how measurement can be understood in the context of a universe evolving according to unitary (reversible) quantum dynamics. A unitary measurement procedure is developed consistent with the non-measurement axioms of quantum mechanics wherein the system being measured and the observer become correlated. It is argued that for this to work the correlation necessarily has to be transferred from somewhere else. Thus, correlation is a resource that is consumed when measurements take place. It is also argued that a network of such measurements establishes a stable objective classical reality, especially in the context of repeatability of experiments.

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