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arXiv:hep-th/9409049

Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking as the Mechanism of Quantum Measurement

Michael Grady

Published Sep 9, 1994• 8 citations
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Abstract

It is proposed that an event that constitutes a quantum measurement corresponds to the spontaneous breaking of a symmetry in the measuring device over time.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9409049

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