Relational physics with real rods and clocks and the measurement problem of quantum mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10701-007-9144-6zbMATH Open1121.81010arXivquant-ph/0608243OpenAlexW3101612281WikidataQ57394177 ScholiaQ57394177MaRDI QIDQ2643685FDOQ2643685

Authors: Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin 

Publication date: 27 August 2007

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The use of real clocks and measuring rods in quantum mechanics implies a natural loss of unitarity in the description of the theory. We briefly review this point and then discuss the implications it has for the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. The intrinsic loss of coherence allows to circumvent some of the usual objections to the measurement process as due to environmental decoherence.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0608243

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Special relativity (83A05)

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