The measurement postulates of quantum mechanics are operationally redundant
The mathematical structure of quantum measurements and the Born rule are usually imposed as axioms; here, the authors show instead that they are the only possible measurement postulates, if we require that arbitrary partitioning of systems does not change the theory’s predictions.
Main Authors: | Lluís Masanes, Thomas D. Galley, Markus P. Müller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09348-x |
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