The quantum formalism and the GRW formalism (Q690633)

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      The quantum formalism and the GRW formalism (English)
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      28 November 2012
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      (GRW) theory refers to Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber theory, (GRWm) to matter density ontology and (GRWf) refers to flash ontology. Qualitatively speaking, the paper displays a formalism, referred to as (GRW) formalism, which is analogous to (although different from) the quantum formalism and summarizes the empirical content of both (GRWm) and (GRWf). The derivation of this formalism is based on the primitive ontologies of (GRWm) and (GRWf), and its structure is similar to that of the quantum formalism but involves different operators.
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      quantum theory without observers
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      Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber (GRW) theory of spontaneous wave functions collapse
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      empirical predictions
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      quantum measurement theory
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      predicted deviations from quantum mechanics
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      primitive ontology
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      limitations to knowledge
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      positive-operator-valued measure (POVM)
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      completely positive superoperator
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