Quantum Measurement and Extended Feynman Path Integral |
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Authors: | WEN Wei BAI Yan-Kui |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China;2. College of Physical Science and Information Engineering, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China |
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Abstract: | Quantum measurement problem has existed many years and inspired a large of literature in both physics and philosophy, but there is still no conclusion and consensus on it. We show it can be subsumed into the quantum theory if we extend the Feynman path integral by considering the relativistic effect of Feynman paths. According to this extended theory, we deduce not only the Klein--Gordon equation, but also the wave-function-collapse equation. It is shown that the stochastic and instantaneous collapse of the quantum measurement is due to the “potential noise” of the apparatus or environment and “inner correlation” of wave function respectively. Therefore, the definite-status of the macroscopic matter is due to itself and this does not disobey the quantum mechanics. This work will give a new recognition for the measurement problem. |
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Keywords: | quantum measurement Feynman path integral nonlocal correlation Klein--Gordon equation wave-function-collapse equation |
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