arXiv:quant-ph/9809011

Measurement and Its Mathematical Scale

Wang, Zhen

Published Sep 4, 1998• 0 citations

Abstract

It is argued that every measurement is made in a certain scale. The scale in which present measuments are made is called present scale which gives present knowledge. Quantities at the limits to present measurement may be observables in other scales. Cantor's series of infinites is used to describe scales of measurement. Continuum Hypothesis and Schroedinger Cat are discussed.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/9809011

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