Weak value as an indicator of back-action
arXiv:1312.3036 · doi:10.1093/ptep/ptu045
Abstract
In this study we critically examine some important papers on weak measurement and weak values. We find some insufficiency and mistakes in these papers, and we demonstrate that the real parts of weak values provide the back-action to the post-selection, which is caused by weak measurement. Two examples, a counterfactual statement of Hardy's paradox and experiments that determine the average trajectory of photons passing through double slits, are investigated from our view point.
Submitted to PTEP. 14 pages, 1 figure. This paper contains main part of our previous manuscript arXiv:1302.6003
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