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: Received: 29 September 2024 / Approved: 30 September 2024 / Online: 30 September 2024 (11:25:27 CEST)
How to cite:
Li, Y. Decoherence, Quantum Measurement Problem, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking. Preprints2024, 2024092405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2405.v1
Li, Y. Decoherence, Quantum Measurement Problem, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking. Preprints 2024, 2024092405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2405.v1
Li, Y. Decoherence, Quantum Measurement Problem, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking. Preprints2024, 2024092405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2405.v1
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Li, Y. (2024). Decoherence, Quantum Measurement Problem, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2405.v1
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Li, Y. 2024 "Decoherence, Quantum Measurement Problem, and Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.2405.v1
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a mechanism analogous to the spontaneous symmetry breaking to explain quantum measurement. It is actually a supplement to the decoherence theory. We introduce the effective potential between eigenstates and show that a wave function in a superposition of several eigenstates reduces to a single eigenstate due to the spontaneous-symmetry-breaking-like kinetic effect.
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