Physics and the measurement of continuous variables

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dc.creatorSen, R. N.
dc.date2007-12-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:50:08Z
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dc.descriptionWigner had expressed the opinion that the impossibility of exact measurements of single operators like position operators rendered the notion of geometrical points somewhat dubious in physics. Using Sewell's recent resolution of the measurement problem (collapse of the wave packet) in quantum mechanics and extending it to the measurement of operators with continuous spectra, we are able to compare the situation in quantum mechanics with that in quantum mechanics. Our conclusion is that the notion of a geometrical point is as meaningful in quantum mechanics as it is in classical mechanics.
dc.description20 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3045
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.3045
dc.identifierdoi:10.1007/s10701-007-9203-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/144508
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titlePhysics and the measurement of continuous variables
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