On the resolution of quantum paradoxes by weak measurements

TL;DR

This paper argues that weak measurements support viewing quantum superpositions as statistical alternatives, clarifying the nature of wavefunction collapse and resolving certain quantum paradoxes by emphasizing locality and decoherence.

Contribution

It introduces a perspective that weak measurements empirically support superpositions as statistical, offering a new interpretation of wavefunction collapse and entanglement.

Findings

Weak measurements show Schrödinger's cat is already dead or alive before measurement.

Wavefunction collapse can be separated into statistical selection and decoherence.

Measurements in one part do not physically affect entangled partners, supporting locality.

Abstract

In this presentation, I argue that weak measurements empirically support the notion of quantum superpositions as statistical alternatives. In short, weak measurements show that Schroedinger's cat is already dead or alive before the measurement. The collapse of the wavefunction in a strong measurement should therefore be separated into the statistical selection of one of the available alternatives and a physical interaction that causes decoherence. The application to entanglement reveals that measurements in A have no physical effect in B, resolving the paradox of Bell`s inequality violation in favor of locality and against (non-empirical) realism.