Relational formulation of quantum measurement

DOI10.1007/S10773-018-3973-2MaRDI QIDQ1741037zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Jianhao M. Yang

Publication date 3 May 2019

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04843

zbMATH Keywords

entanglementEPRquantum measurementrelational quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40)

Abstract: Quantum measurement and quantum operation theory is developed here by taking the relational properties among quantum systems, instead of the independent properties of a quantum system, as the most fundamental elements. By studying how the relational probability amplitude matrix is transformed and how mutual information is exchanged during measurement, we derive the formulation that is mathematically equivalent to the traditional quantum measurement theory. More importantly, the formulation results in significant conceptual consequences. We show that for a given quantum system, it is possible to describe its time evolution without explicitly calling out a reference system. However, description of a quantum measurement must be explicitly relative. Traditional quantum mechanics assumes a super observer who can instantaneously know the measurement results from any location. For a composite system consists space-like separated subsystems, the assumption of super observer must be abandoned and the relational formulation of quantum measurement becomes necessary. This is confirmed in the resolution of EPR paradox. Information exchange is relative to a local observer in quantum mechanics. Different local observers can achieve consistent descriptions of a quantum system if they are synchronized on the information regarding outcomes from any measurement performed on the system. It is suggested that the synchronization of measurement results from different observers is a necessary step when combining quantum mechanics with the relativity theory.

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