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Fortschritte der Physik

Reduction of the Wave-Function: An Operational Approach

Давид Николаевич Клышко

Published Nov 1, 1998• 0 citations
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Abstract

Possible experimental demonstration of the wave-function's reduction by means of correlation experiments with non-commuting observables and fast-response detectors is discussed. As an example, the sequential measurements of a free particle's longitudinal coordinates in the Time-of-Flight apparatus are considered.
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1521-3978(199811)46:6/8<605::aid-prop605>3.0.co;2-h

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