Quantum Information and Wave function Collapse
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
Inofrmation-theoretical restrictions on information transferred in the measurement of object S by information system O are studied. It is shown that such constraints, induced by Heisenberg commutation relations, result in the loss of information about the purity of S state. Consequently, it becomes impossible for O to discriminate pure and mixed S states. In individual events this effect is manifested by the stochastic outcomes of pure S state measurement, i.e. the collapse of pure S state.
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@article{arxiv.0807.2768,
title = {Quantum Information and Wave function Collapse},
author = {S. Mayburov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.2768},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
8 pages, talk given on Simposium 'Frontiers of fundamental Physics', Udine, Italy, January 2008, to appear in Proceedings