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Measurement and Indeterminacy in the Quantum Mechanics of Dirac
Author(s) -
Helrich Carl S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/0591-2385.00293
Subject(s) - indeterminacy (philosophy) , uncertainty principle , duality (order theory) , quantum , context (archaeology) , dirac (video compression format) , theoretical physics , quantum mechanics , quantum state , physics , quantum probability , classical mechanics , quantum process , quantum dynamics , mathematics , paleontology , discrete mathematics , neutrino , biology
The quantum‐measurement problem and the Heisenberg indeterminacy principle are presented in the language of the Dirac formulation of the quantum theory. Particularly the relationship between quantum state prior to measurement and the result of the measurement are discussed. The relation between the indeterminacy principle and the analog between quantum and classical systems is presented, showing that this principle may be discussed independently of the wave‐particle duality. The importance of statistics in the treatment of many body systems is outlined and the approach to investigating God's interaction with human beings is discussed in this context. The treatment is nonmathematical.