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Translation of "Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren" by E.P.~Wigner

Quantum Physics 2010-12-21 v1

Abstract

This is a 'facsimile-style' translation of Wigner's seminal paper on measurement limitations in the presence of additive conservation laws. A critical survey of the history of subsequent extensions and variations of what is now known as the Wigner-Araki-Yanase (WAY) Theorem is provided in a paper published concurrently.

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@article{arxiv.1012.4372,
  title  = {Translation of "Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren" by E.P.~Wigner},
  author = {Paul Busch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.4372},
  year   = {2010}
}