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EEQT — A way out of the quantum trap

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Open Systems and Measurement in Relativistic Quantum Theory

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We review Event Enhanced Quantum Theory (EEQT). In Sect. 1 we address the question ‘Is quantum theory the last word’. In particular we respond to some of the challenging statements of H. P. Stapp. We also discuss a possible future of the quantum paradigm — see also Sect. 5. In Sect. 2 we give a short sketch of EEQT. Examples are given in Sect. 3. Section 3.3 discusses a completely new phenomenon — chaos and fractal-like phenomena caused by a simultaneous ‘measurement’ of several non-commuting observables. In Sect. 4 we answer ‘frequently asked questions’ concerning EEQT — mostly coming from referees of our publications. Summary and conclusions are in Sect. 6.

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    Arkadiusz Jadczyk

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Blanchard, P., Jadczyk, A. (1999). EEQT — A way out of the quantum trap. In: Breuer, HP., Petruccione, F. (eds) Open Systems and Measurement in Relativistic Quantum Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 526. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0104399

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