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Quantum logical solution to the measurement problem of quantum mechanics

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In this paper I propose a reformulation and solution of the measurement problem of quantum mechanics. The reformulation depends on a quantum logical interpretation of quantum mechanics, broadly construed. The solution depends on a theorem about partial Boolean algebras which is proved here.

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  • Van Fraassen, B. (1991).Quantum Mechanics: An Empiricist View. Clarendon Press, Oxford.

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  1. Philosophy Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

    Jeffrey Bub

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Bub, J. Quantum logical solution to the measurement problem of quantum mechanics. Int J Theor Phys 31, 1857–1871 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00678297

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