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Time averaging of weak values using the quantum transition path time probability distribution enables us to establish a general uncertainty principle for the weak values of two not necessarily Hermitian operators. This new principle is a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-16 Eli Pollak , Salvador Miret-Artés

Weak measurements are a new tool for characterizing post-selected quantum systems during their evolution. Weak measurement was originally formulated in terms of von Neumann interactions which are practically available for only the simplest…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. S. Lundeen , K. J. Resch

The operational definition of a weak value for a quantum mechanical system involves the limit of the weak measurement strength tending to zero. I study how this limit compares to the situation for the undisturbed (no weak measurement)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-26 B. E. Y. Svensson

Recently, weak measurements have attracted a lot of interest as an experimental method for the investigation of non-classical correlations between observables that cannot be measured jointly. Here, I explain how the complex valued…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-02 Holger F. Hofmann

The concept of presence has been extensively explored in philosophy, yet the notion of particle presence within quantum theory remains under-examined. In this article, we explore particle presence through an analysis of a paradox arising…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-03-26 Bethany Terris

In this work we investigate a very weak solution to the initial-boundary value problem of an Euler-Bernoulli beam model. We allow for bending stiffness, axial- and transversal forces as well as for initial conditions to be irregular…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Robin Blommaert , Srđan Lazendić , Ljubica Oparnica

Various quantum measurement procedures are analyzed and it is shown that under certain conditions they yield consistently {\em weak values} which might be very different from the eigenvalues, the allowed outcomes according to the standard…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Lev Vaidman

The "anomalous" values of C. Ferrie and J. Combes in Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 120404 (2014) say nothing about quantum - or even classical - physics. They are not analogues of the weak values that emerge when we describe the quantum world via…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-03 Yakir Aharonov , Daniel Rohrlich

In the weak measurement formalism of Y. Aharonov et al. the so-called weak value A_w of any observable A is generally a complex number. We derive a physical interpretation of its value in terms of the shift in the measurement pointer's mean…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Richard Jozsa

The quantum mechanical weak value $A_w=\left\langle \phi|A|\psi \right \rangle / \left\langle \phi | \psi \right\rangle$ of an observable $A$ is a measurable quantity associated with an observable $A$ and pre- and post-selected states…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Rafael Wagner , Ernesto F. Galvão

The weak value, introduced by Aharonov et al. to extend the conventional scope of physical observables in quantum mechanics, is an intriguing concept which sheds new light on quantum foundations and is also useful for precision measurement,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-06 Takuya Mori , Izumi Tsutsui

The present work proposes an alternative approach to the problem of the emergence of classicality. Typical approaches developed in the literature derive the classical behaviour of a quantum system from conditions that concern the value of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-11 Giuseppe Nisticò

Aharonov-Albert-Vaidman's weak values are investigated by a semiclassical method. Examples of the semiclassical calculation that reproduces "anomalous" weak values are shown. Furthermore, a complex extension of Ehrenfest's quantum-classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-03-19 Atushi Tanaka

Weak values arise in quantum theory when the result of a weak measurement is conditioned on a subsequent strong measurement. The majority of the trials are discarded, leaving only very few successful events. Intriguingly those can display a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-19 George C. Knee , Joshua Combes , Christopher Ferrie , Erik M. Gauger

This work will incorporate a few related tools for addressing the conceptual difficulties arising from sewing together classical and quantum mechanics: deterministic operators, weak measurements and post-selection. Weak Measurement, based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-21 Eliahu Cohen , Yakir Aharonov

Bipartite quantum entangled systems can exhibit measurement correlations that violate Bell inequalities, revealing the profoundly counter-intuitive nature of the physical universe. These correlations reflect the impossibility of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-02 B. L. Higgins , M. S. Palsson , G. Y. Xiang , H. M. Wiseman , G. J. Pryde

In this chapter we offer an introduction to weak values from a three-fold perspective: first, outlining the protocols that enable their experimental determination; next, deriving their correlates in the quantum formalism and, finally,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-04 Xabier Oianguren-Asua , Albert Solé , Carlos F. Destefani , Xavier Oriols

Physical interpretations of the time-symmetric formulation of quantum mechanics, due to Aharonov, Bergmann, and Lebowitz are discussed in terms of weak values. The most direct, yet somewhat naive, interpretation uses the time-symmetric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-25 Mordecai Waegell , Eliahu Cohen , Avshalom Elitzur , Jeff Tollaksen , Yakir Aharonov

In this study, we study weak values from a quantum-logical viewpoint. In addition, we examine the validity of the counterfactual statements of Hardy's paradox, which are based on weak values, and we show that these statements have not been…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-23 Riuji Mochizuki

Historically, weak values have been associated with weak measurements performed on quantum systems. Over the past two decades, a series of works have shown that weak values can be determined via measurements of arbitrary strength. One such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-06 David R. A. Ruelas Paredes , Mariano Uria , Eduardo Massoni , Francisco De Zela