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Collapse of the state vector
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Modifications of quantum mechanics are considered, in which the state vector of any system, large or small, undergoes a stochastic evolution. The general class of theories is described, in which the probability distribution of the state vector collapses to a sum of $\ensuremath{\delta}$ functions, one for each possible final state, with coefficients given by the Born rule.
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“Assumption (Q) is manifestly violated by theories that postulate a modification of standard quantum mechanics, such as spontaneous16–20 and gravity-induced21–23 collapse models (cf. 24 for a review).”
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- Authors
- Weinberg, S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Weinberg, Steven
- Venue
- Physical Review A
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2012-06-20
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 6
- ISSN
- 0556-2791 (ISSN-L)
- 1050-2947
- 1094-1622
- OpenAlex
- W2171847285
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 7.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- arxiv.org
- Locations
- Physical Review A (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Keywords
- wave function collapse, stochastic quantum mechanics, Born rule, large-scale quantum systems, measurement problem
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