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Extended Wigner's friend problem and the internal consistency of standard quantum mechanics

Quantum Physics 2021-10-19 v3

Abstract

The extended Wigner's friend problem deals with two Observers each measuring a sealed laboratory in which a friend is making a quantum measurement. We investigate this problem by relying on the basic rules of quantum mechanics as exposed by Feynman in the well-known "Feynman Lectures on Physics". Although recent discussions have suggested that the extended Wigner's friend problem cannot consistently be described by quantum theory, we show here that a straightforward application of these standard rules results in a non-ambiguous and consistent account of the measurement outcomes for all agents involved.

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@article{arxiv.2102.08709,
  title  = {Extended Wigner's friend problem and the internal consistency of standard quantum mechanics},
  author = {D. Sokolovski and A. Matzkin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.08709},
  year   = {2021}
}

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22 pages, 3 figures