ISSN:
1572-9524
Keywords:
measurement theory
;
symmetry breaking
;
macroscopic limit
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract For studying the problem of measurement we accept the statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics, but we take into account, that in a sequence of measurements, offdiagonal terms arise which cannot obviously be interpreted as the probability of a sequence of macroscopic events. We demonstrate, however, their vanishing for ordinary measurement processes by observing that the measurement apparatus undergoes a symmetry breaking transition during the measurement.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00661858
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