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arXiv:1302.5052

Quantum Measurements Are Noncontextual

Robert B. Griffiths

Published Feb 20, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

Quantum measurements are noncontextual, with outcomes independent of which other commuting observables are measured at the same time, when consistently analyzed using principles of Hilbert space quantum mechanics rather than classical hidden variables.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1302.5052

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