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Proof of Heisenberg's error-disturbance principle

Quantum Physics 2015-04-28 v2

Abstract

In Heisenberg's error-disturbance relation for electron position measurement, the measurement error must be the one that determines the uncertainty in the electron position just after the measurement. It is the resolution ϵ(xt)\epsilon(x_t) i.e., the measurement error of the post-measurement observable x^t\hat{x}_t, not the precision ϵ(x0)\epsilon(x_0) i.e., that of the pre-measurement observable x^0\hat{x}_0 that determines the uncertainty of the observable x^t\hat{x}_t. Therefore, Heisenberg's relation must be interpreted as one between the resolution ϵ(xt)\epsilon(x_t) and the disturbance η(y0)\eta(y_0). The magnitude of the disturbance η(y0)\eta(y_0) is independent of the definition of the measurement value of the observable x^t\hat{x}_t. Heisenberg's error-disturbance relation is proven to hold true in general, when the measurement value of x^t\hat{x}_t is defined in order to minimize the resolution ϵ(xt)\epsilon(x_t).

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@article{arxiv.1504.03779,
  title  = {Proof of Heisenberg's error-disturbance principle},
  author = {Seiji Kosugi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.03779},
  year   = {2015}
}

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