Larc: A state reduction theory of quantum measurement

DOI10.1007/S10701-011-9574-ZzbMATH Open1235.81019arXiv1007.2906OpenAlexW2099748149MaRDI QIDQ763233FDOQ763233

D. Kharzeev

Publication date: 9 March 2012

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

Abstract: This proposes a new theory of Quantum measurement; a state reduction theory in which reduction is to the elements of the number operator basis of a system, triggered by the occurrence of annihilation or creation (or lowering or raising) operators in the time evolution of a system. It is from these operator types that the acronym `LARC' is derived. Reduction does not occur immediately after the trigger event; it occurs at some later time with probability $P_t$ per unit time, where $P_t$ is very small. Localisation of macroscopic objects occurs in the natural way: photons from an illumination field are reflected off a body and later absorbed by another body. Each possible absorption of a photon by a molecule in the second body generates annihilation and raising operators, which in turn trigger a probability per unit time $P_t$ of a state reduction into the number operator basis for the photon field and the number operator basis of the electron orbitals of the molecule. Since all photons in the illumination field have come from the location of the first body, wherever that is, a single reduction leads to a reduction of the position state of the first body relative to the second, with a total probability of $ma{u}_L$, where $m$ is the number of photon absorption events. Unusually for a reduction theory, the larc theory is naturally relativistic.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1007.2906

zbMATH Keywords

measurementstate reductionquantum theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

Cites Work

• Speakable and unspeakable in quantum mechanics. With an introduction by Alain Aspect
• Dynamical reduction models

Cited In (2)

• Breaking LWC candidates: sESTATE and Elephant in quantum setting
• Four tails problems for dynamical collapse theories

Recommendations

• LQP: the dynamic logic of quantum information 👍 👎
• An operational approach to quantum state reduction 👍 👎
• Entropy reduction of quantum measurements 👍 👎
• On the reduction criterion for random quantum states 👍 👎
• The quantum theory of measurement within dynamical reduction models 👍 👎
• A resource theory of quantum measurements 👍 👎
• A theory of quantum measurement based on the CCR algebra \(L^+({\mathcal W})\) 👍 👎
• Entanglement, joint measurement, and state reduction 👍 👎
• State reduction, information and entropy in quantum measurement processes 👍 👎
• Title not available (Why is that?) 👍 👎

This page was built for publication: Larc: A state reduction theory of quantum measurement

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q763233)