Quantum measurement driven by spontaneous symmetry breaking
arXiv:quant-ph/0505077 · doi:10.1143/PTP.116.679
Abstract
The measurement process in quantum mechanics is usually described by the von Neumann projection postulate, which forms a basic constituent of the laws of quantum mechanics. Since this postulate requires the outside observer of the system, it is hard to apply quantum mechanics to the whole Universe. Therefore we propose that the quantum measurement process is actually a physical process associated with the ubiquitous mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking. Based on this proposal, we construct a quantum measurement model in which the von Neumann projection is described as the dynamical pro-coherence process. Furthermore, the classically distinguishable pointer parameter emerges as the c-number order parameter in the formalism of closed time-path quantum filed theory. We also discuss the precision of the measurement and the possible deduction of the Born probability postulate.
arXiv comment16 pages, 5 figures
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