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Protective Measurements of Two-State Vectors

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A recent result about measurability of a quantum state of a single quantum system is generalized to the case of a single pre- and post-selected quantum system described by a two-state vector. The protection required for such measurement is achieved by coupling the quantum system to a pre- and post-selected protected device yielding a nonhermitian effective Hamiltonian.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9602009,
  title  = {Protective Measurements of Two-State Vectors},
  author = {Y. Aharonov and L. Vaidman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9602009},
  year   = {2007}
}

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