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Quantum mechanical observers: a phase space approach

General Physics 2009-05-27 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

A quantum mechanical observer might be describable as having a reference system that is a superposition of classical inertial reference frames. The present paper suggests a possible weighting function in such superpositions, determined by the product of the observer's wavefunction and the Fourier transform of the wavefunction at each point in phase space. This suggestion is made because each of these factors has a simple interpretation as a probability density amplitude. Other forms for the weighting function may well be possible.

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@article{arxiv.0905.4106,
  title  = {Quantum mechanical observers: a phase space approach},
  author = {M. Dance},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.4106},
  year   = {2009}
}

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