The hidden measurement formalism: what can be explained and where quantum paradoxes remain
| dc.creator | Aerts, Diederik | |
| dc.date | 2001-05-24 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:02:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:02:09Z | |
| dc.description | In the hidden measurement formalism that we develop in Brussels we explain the quantum structure as due to the presence of two effects, (a) a real change of state of the system under influence of the measurement and, (b) a lack of knowledge about a deeper deterministic reality of the measurement process. We show that the presence of these two effects leads to the major part of the quantum mechanical structure of a theory where the measurements contain the two mentioned effects. We present a quantum machine, where we can illustrate in a simple way how the quantum structure arises as a consequence of the two effects. We introduce a parameter 'epsilon' that measures the amount of the lack of knowledge on the measurement process, and by varying this parameter, we describe a continuous evolution from a quantum structure (maximal lack of knowledge) to a classical structure (zero lack of knowledge). We show that for intermediate values of epsilon we find a new type of structure that is neither quantum nor classical. We analyze the quantum paradoxes and show that they can be divided into two groups: (1) The group (measurement problem and Schrodingers cat paradox) where the paradoxical aspects arise mainly from the application of standard quantum theory as a general theory (e.g. also describing the measurement apparatus). This type of paradox disappears in the hidden measurement formalism. (2) A second group collecting the paradoxes connected to the effect of non-locality (the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and the violation of Bell inequalities). We show that these paradoxes are internally resolved because the effect of non-locality turns out to be a fundamental property of the hidden measurement formalism itself. | |
| dc.description | 14 pages, 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105126 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105126 | |
| dc.identifier | International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 37, 291, 1998. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/89503 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | The hidden measurement formalism: what can be explained and where quantum paradoxes remain | |
| dc.type | text |