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Decoherence allows quantum theory to describe the use of itself

Quantum Physics 2018-10-17 v1

Abstract

We show that the quantum description of measurement based on decoherence fixes the bug in quantum theory discussed in [D. Frauchiger and R. Renner, {\em Quantum theory cannot consistently describe the use of itself}, Nat. Comm. {\bf 9}, 3711 (2018)]. Assuming that the outcome of a measurement is determined by environment-induced superselection rules, we prove that different agents acting on a particular system always reach the same conclusions about its actual state.

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@article{arxiv.1810.07065,
  title  = {Decoherence allows quantum theory to describe the use of itself},
  author = {Armando Relaño},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.07065},
  year   = {2018}
}

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8 pages. No figures. Comments are welcome