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arXiv:2508.15052

Experimental tests of a model of the quantum measurement process

Schaum, Alan

Published Aug 20, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We suggest and describe how to analyze new types of experiments that would test a proposed model of the quantum measurement process. That model produces the Born Rule as a corollary, and so agrees with conventional quantum predictions. The proposed experiments include a new type of "interrupted measurement," which would allow falsification or confirmation of the model. In order to compare it with standard quantum mechanics predictions, we also develop a new testable extrapolation of the Born Rule into the extended experimental regime.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.2508.15052

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