On the nature of the Born rule
arXiv:1901.03663
Abstract
A physical experiment comprises along the time trajectory a start, a time evolution (duration), and an end, which is the measurement. In non relativistic quantum mechanics the start of the experiment is defined by the wave function at time 0 taking into account the starting conditions, the evolution is described by the wave function following the Schrödinger equation and the measurement by the Born rule. While the Schrödinger equation is deterministic, it is the Born rule that makes quantum mechanics statistical with all its consequences. The nature of the Born rule is thereby unknown albeit necessary since it produces the correct ensemble averaged measures of the experiment. Here, it is demonstrated that the origin of the Born rule is the projection from the quantum frame (i.e. wave description) to the classical mechanics frame (i.e. particle description) described by a Ehrenfest theorem-oriented Fourier transformation. The statistical averaging over many measurements is necessary in order to eliminate the unknown initial and end time coordinate of the experiment in reference to the beginning of the universe.
arXiv comment13 pages, 1 figure
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