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Inconsistency of Quantum—Classical Dynamics, and What it Implies

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A new proof of the impossibility of a universal quantum-classical dynamics is given. It has at least two consequences. The standard paradigm “quantum system is measured by a classical apparatus” is untenable, while a quantum matter can be consistently coupled only with a quantum gravity.

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Terno, D.R. Inconsistency of Quantum—Classical Dynamics, and What it Implies. Found Phys 36, 102–111 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-005-9007-y

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