Partial measurements and the realization of quantum-mechanical counterfactuals
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Publication:649898
DOI10.1007/S10701-011-9542-7zbMATH Open1226.81021arXiv1105.2021OpenAlexW3104885647MaRDI QIDQ649898FDOQ649898
Authors: Gh.-S. Paraoanu 
Publication date: 25 November 2011
Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We propose partial measurements as a conceptual tool to understand how to operate with counterfactual claims in quantum physics. Indeed, unlike standard von Neumann measurements, partial measurements can be reversed probabilistically. We first analyze the consequences of this rather unusual feature for the principle of superposition, for the complementarity principle, and for the issue of hidden variables. Then we move on to exploring non-local contexts, by reformulating the EPR paradox, the quantum teleportation experiment, and the entanglement-swapping protocol for the situation in which one uses partial measurements followed by their stochastic reversal. This leads to a number of counter-intuitive results, which are shown to be resolved if we give up the the idea of attributing reality to the wavefunction of a single quantum system.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.2021
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