arXiv:2505.07905 · Romanian Journal of Physics

Quantum Superposition Principle Reformulation and Collapse of Wave Function Explanation

Ivan Georgiev Koprinkov

Published May 15, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

The quantum superposition principle is reexamined and reformulated based on the adiabatic theorem of quantum mechanics, nonadiabatic dressed states and experimental evidences. The collapse of the wave function and the quantum measurement problem are explained within the reformulated quantum superposition principle.

DOI: 10.59277/romjphys.2025.70.104

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