Contexts, Systems and Modalities: A New Ontology for Quantum Mechanics
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According to the 'CSM ontology', measurements must always be carried out in a 'context', which includes the measurement devices, and this context cannot itself be treated as a quantum system.
“Another example is the “CSM ontology”27, according to which measurements must always be carried out in a “context”, which includes the measurement devices. It is then postulated that this context cannot itself be treated as a quantum system.”
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