Quantum Buzzwords
James B. Hartle (Department of Physics, University of California,, Santa Barbara, CA, and Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM)
TL;DR
This paper discusses the interpretational issues of quantum measurement and proposes resolutions using decoherent histories quantum mechanics for closed systems like the Universe.
Contribution
It introduces decoherent histories quantum mechanics as a framework to address interpretational problems in quantum measurement theory.
Findings
Decoherent histories provide a consistent interpretation of quantum measurements.
The approach applies to closed systems such as the Universe.
It clarifies the meaning of quantum algorithms in measurement contexts.
Abstract
Many scientists seeking to understand the quantum mechanics of measurement situations (Copenhagen quantum theory) agree on its overwhelmingly successful algorithms to predict the outcomes of laboratory measurements but disagree on what these algorithms mean and how they are to be interpreted. Some of these problems are briefly described and resolutions suggested from the decoherent (or consistent) histories quantum mechanics of closed systems like the Universe.
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Taxonomy
Topicsscientometrics and bibliometrics research · Philosophy and History of Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications