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There is no quantum measurement problem

N. David Mermin

2022Physics Today31 citationsDOI

Abstract

The idea that the collapse of a quantum state is a physical process stems from a misunderstanding of probability and the role it plays in quantum mechanics.

Topics & Concepts

Quantum processQuantumMeasurement problemPhysicsQuantum mechanicsQuantum stateQuantum probabilityStatistical physicsTheoretical physicsQuantum dynamicsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Information and CryptographyAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics