Association between quantum paradoxes based on weak values and a realistic interpretation of quantum measurements

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09879v1
• Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:07:46 GMT
• Title: Association between quantum paradoxes based on weak values and a realistic interpretation of quantum measurements
• Authors: Alice M. Aredes and Pablo L. Saldanha
• Abstract summary: Many quantum paradoxes based on a realistic view of weak values were discussed in the last decades. We show that the realistic view of the weak values present in these works is equivalent to a realistic view of quantum measurements.
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• Abstract: Many quantum paradoxes based on a realistic view of weak values were discussed in the last decades. They lead to astonishing conclusions such as the measurement of a spin component of a spin-1/2 particle resulting in $100\hbar$, the separation of a photon from its polarization, and the possibility of having 3 particles in 2 boxes without any 2 particles being in the same box, among others. Here we show that the realistic view of the weak values present in these (and other) works is equivalent to a realistic (and highly controversial) view of quantum measurements, where a measurement reveals the underlying reality of the measured quantity. We discuss that all quantum paradoxes based on weak values simply disappear if we deny these realistic views of quantum measurements and weak values. Our work thus aims to demonstrate the strong assumptions and the corresponding problems present in the interpretation of these quantum paradoxes.

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