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The reference-frame independence of quantum probabilities

Benliang Li

Published Jan 6, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract We investigate the transformation rule of a single particle wave-function under a change of reference frame. A postulate is raised, and some fundamental aspects regarding the reference-frame independence of quantum probabilities are explored.
DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-2428532/v1

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