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Counting photons as a function of time as they arrive from distant objects is one of the simplest astronomical measurements, and one of the most rewarding. This process is examined in the broad context of scientific measurement in general, in the context of quantum mechanics, along with the contruction of models to match the behavior observed. The relationship between classical and quantum phenomena is placed in a new framework where each is seen to be an essential part of the model building process. Much of the “weirdness” involved in current interpretations of quantum mechanics is thus dispelled, and this new interpretation sheds some light on the nature of time itself.
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Nather, R.E. (1997). Time and Quantum Measurement. In: Maoz, D., Sternberg, A., Leibowitz, E.M. (eds) Astronomical Time Series. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 218. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8941-3_12
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