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Quantum Measurement Problem, Decoherence, and Quantum Systems Selfdescription

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Quantum Measurements regarded in Systems Selfdescription framework for measuring system (MS) consist of measured state S environment E and observer OO processing input S signal. OO regarded as quantum object which interaction with S,E obeys to Schrodinger equation (SE) and from it and Breuer selfdescription formalism S information for OO reconstructed. In particular S state collapse obtained if OO selfdescription state has the dual structure LT=HLVL_T=\cal H \bigotimes L_V where H\cal H is Hilbert space of MS states ΨMS\Psi_{MS}. LV\cal L_V is the set with elements VO=Oj><OjV^O=|O_j> < O_j| describing random 'pointer' outcomes OjO_j observed by OO in the individual events. The 'preferred' basis Oj>|O_j> defined by OO state decoherence via OO - E interactions. Zurek's Existential Interpretation discussed in selfmeasurement framework.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0205024,
  title  = {Quantum Measurement Problem, Decoherence, and Quantum Systems Selfdescription},
  author = {S. Mayburov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0205024},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Latex, 14 pages, Talk given at 'Quantum Structures' Conference, Cesena, 2001, to appear in proceedings