A Pointer Theory Explanation of Weak Value Persistence Occurring in the Quantum Three Box Experimental Data

• Authors: A.D. Parks , S. Spence
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A concise exact pointer theory for von Neumann projector measurements of pre- and post-selected quantum systems has previously been used to formalize the notion of weak value persistence and apply it to explain pointer position data collected from a dynamical quantum non-locality detection experiment. This paper applies this exact pointer theory to provide an operational explanation of weak value persistence observed in the data obtained from a recent quantum box experiment.

Keywords

EN

03.65.-w; 03.65.Ta; 03.65.Ca

Discipline

• 03.65.-w: Quantum mechanics[see also 03.67.-a Quantum information; 05.30.-d Quantum statistical mechanics; 31.30.J- Relativistic and quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects in atoms, molecules, and ions in atomic physics]
• 03.65.Ta: Foundations of quantum mechanics; measurement theory(for optical tests of quantum theory, see 42.50.Xa)
• 03.65.Ca: Formalism

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 130
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1265-1268

Dates

published

2016-12

received

2016-09-20

Contributors

author

A.D. Parks

• Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA 22448, USA

author

S. Spence

• Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA 22448, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.130.1265