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AH, YES, THE MEASUREMENT PROBLEM! No other subject has served so A reliably as a catalyst for foundational debates. Every interpretation of quantum theory owes its existence to somebody making a new assault on this perennial problem. And then there are those who dismiss concerns about the measurement problem with a deflating “What measurement problem?” (or go as far as to bluntly suggest that the problem merely “refers to a set of people”). But even they must make their claim in the context of a particular interpretation if they are to legitimately justify their a priori dismissal. And so every foundationalist will have to grapple with the measurement problem one way or the other and will at some point be called to testify.
The quantum measurement problem: serious roadblock or dissolvable pseudo-issue?
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Schlosshauer, M. (2011). The Measurement Problem. In: Schlosshauer, M. (eds) Elegance and Enigma. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20880-5_7
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