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The discussion of a particular kind of interpretation of the energy-time uncertainty relation, the “pragmatic time” version of the ETUR outlined in Part I of this work [measurement duration (pragmatic time) versus uncertainty of energy disturbance or measurement inaccuracy] is reviewed. Then the Aharonov-Bohm counter-example is reformulated within the modern quantum theory of unsharp measurements and thereby confirmed in a rigorous way.
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Busch, P. On the energy-time uncertainty relation. Part II: Pragmatic time versus energy indeterminacy. Found Phys 20, 33–43 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732933
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