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The correlation of classic and experimental measurement results with quantum measurement theory

Ken Krechmer

Published Jul 31, 2023• 0 citations

Abstract

In classic measurement theory each measurement result has a precision which becomes infinitesimal as noise and distortion approach zero. I. e., exact repetitive measurement results are theoretically possible. This classic measurement theory is not well correlated with experimental measurement results. Because, when noise and distortion are minimized, repetitive experimental measurement results display a Gaussian distribution. This paper first correlates classic and experimental measurements by developing a new measurement function and related definitions. Then this new measurement function is shown to correlate with quantum measurement theory and resolve existing quantum measurement perplexities.

DOI: 10.32388/aoxtc5.2

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