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A PBR-like argument for psi-ontology in terms of protective measurements

Gao, Shan (2014) A PBR-like argument for psi-ontology in terms of protective measurements. [Preprint]

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Abstract

The ontological status of the wave function in quantum mechanics has been analyzed in the context of conventional projective measurements. These analyses are usually based on some nontrivial assumptions, e.g. a preparation independence assumption is needed to prove the PBR theorem. In this paper, we give a PBR-like argument for psi-ontology in terms of protective measurements, by which one can directly measure the expectation values of observables on a single quantum system. The proof does not resort to nontrivial assumptions such as preparation independence assumption.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Gao, Shansgao7319@uni.sydney.edu.au
Keywords: wave function; psi-ontology; PBR theorem; protective measurement
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User: Dr. Shan Gao
Date Deposited: 23 Nov 2014 18:03
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2014 18:03
Item ID: 11165
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date: 23 November 2014
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11165

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