A Functional Model of Measurement in Quantum Theory

Hans H. Diel^1,

¹Diel Software Beratung und Entwicklung, Seestr. 102, 71067 Sindelfingen, Germany

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Hans H. Diel. A Functional Model of Measurement in Quantum Theory. International Journal of Physics. 2014; 2(4):96-104. doi: 10.12691/ijp-2-4-1

Abstract

The measurement problem of quantum theory (QT) is the unsolved problem of how the probabilistic predictions of QT are turned into definite measurement results. A related question is whether a measurement in QT implies a collapse of the wave function and what the collapse of the wave function exactly means. Theories proposed on these subjects have not found general agreements among physicists. This paper proposes a solution to the QT measurement problem in terms of a functional model of the measurement process. A functional model describes the process of the dynamic evolution of a physical system. The model assumes that the interactions between the measured QT object and the measurement apparatus are "normal" interactions which adhere to the laws of quantum field theory.

Keywords:
measurement problem Interpretation of Quantum Theory collapse of the wave function functional model

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