The Born rule for quantum probabilities from Newton's third law

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.03941v2
• Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:54:23 GMT
• Title: The Born rule for quantum probabilities from Newton's third law
• Authors: S. S. Afonin,
• Abstract summary: According to the Born rule, the probability density in quantum theory is determined by the square of the wave function. A generally accepted derivation of this rule has not yet been proposed.
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• Abstract: According to the Born rule, the probability density in quantum theory is determined by the square of the wave function. A generally accepted derivation of this rule has not yet been proposed. In the given work, a simple physical picture is constructed within which the Born rule arises in a natural way. In the proposed scheme, the interaction of a particle with a measuring apparatus is equivalent to creation of a "mirror image" of particle wave function in the space region of interaction. The observable quantity is the product of the particle wave function and its "image". The phase of the latter is reversed due to Newton's third law, thus leading to the Born rule.

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