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Algorithmic measurement procedures

Other Computer Science 2020-08-26 v1

Abstract

Measurements are shown to be processes designed to return figures: they are effective. This effectivity allows for a formalization as Turing machines, which can be described employing computation theory. Inspired in the halting problem we draw some limitations for measurement procedures: procedures that verify if a quantity is measured cannot work in every case.

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@article{arxiv.1906.11028,
  title  = {Algorithmic measurement procedures},
  author = {Aldo F. G. Solis-Labastida and Jorge G. Hirsch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.11028},
  year   = {2020}
}

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9 pages, 1 figure