Collapse of the state vector
Abstract
Modifications of quantum mechanics are considered, in which the state vector of any system, large or small, undergoes a stochastic evolution. The general class of theories is described, in which the probability distribution of the state vector collapses to a sum of δ functions, one for each possible final state, with coefficients given by the Born rule.
- Publication:
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Physical Review A
- Pub Date:
- June 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.85.062116
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1109.6462
- Bibcode:
- 2012PhRvA..85f2116W
- Keywords:
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- 03.65.-w;
- Quantum mechanics;
- Quantum Physics;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics
- E-Print:
- Version published in Phys. Rev. A. Discussion and references added regarding entanglement and instantaneous communication