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How and why the wave function collapses after a measurement
Massimo Fioroni, Giorgio Immirzi
We explain the collapse of the wavefunction with the notion that, in a measurement, the system observed nucleates a first order phase transition in the measuring device. The possib…
gr-qc1994★ 18 cited
Regge calculus and Ashtekar variables
Giorgio Immirzi
Spacetime discretized in simplexes, as proposed in the pioneer work of Regge, is described in terms of selfdual variables. In particular, we elucidate the "kinematic" structure of…