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20122020
most citedThere are no particles, there are only fields

159 citations · 178 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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16 papers

quant-ph2020

Entanglement and the measurement problem

Art Hobson

The entangled "measurement state" (MS), predicted by von Neumann to arise during quantum measurement, seems to display paradoxical properties such as multiple macroscopic outcomes.…

quant-ph2019

The entangled measurement state is not a paradoxical superposition of the detector

Art Hobson

The entangled state that results when a detector measures a superposed quantum system has spawned decades of concern about the problem of definite outcomes or "Schrodinger's cat."…

quant-ph2019

Solving the measurement problem within standard quantum theory

Art Hobson

A misunderstanding of entangled states has spawned decades of concern about quantum measurements and a plethora of quantum interpretations. The "measurement state" or "Schrodinger'…

quant-ph2019

Entanglement, decoherence, and the measurement problem

Art Hobson

The entangled Schrodinger cat state obtained immediately upon measurement of a superposed two-state quantum system is often considered paradoxical because it appears to predict two…

quant-ph2019

Product states, entanglement, and measurement

Art Hobson

A product state of a composite quantum system AB is customarily interpreted physically to mean subsystem A has property A1 and subsystem B has property B1. But this interpretation…

quant-ph2019

Realist Analysis of Six Controversial Quantum Issues

Art Hobson

This paper presents a philosophically realistic analysis of quantization, field-particle duality, superposition, entanglement, nonlocality, and measurement. These are logically rel…

quant-ph2018★ 1 cited

Quantum realism is consistent with quantum facts

Art Hobson

Despite the unparalleled accuracy of quantum-theoretical predictions across an enormous range of phenomena, the theory's foundations are still in doubt. The theory deviates radical…

quant-ph2017★ 16 cited

Review and suggested resolution of the problem of Schrodinger's cat

Art Hobson

This paper reviews and suggests a resolution of the problem of definite outcomes of measurement. This problem, also known as "Schrodinger's cat," has long posed an apparent paradox…

quant-ph2017

Solution of the problem of definite outcomes of quantum measurements

Art Hobson

Theory and experiment both demonstrate that an entangled quantum state of two subsystems is neither a superposition of states of its subsystems nor a superposition of composite sta…

quant-ph2016

Resolving Schrodinger's cat

Art Hobson

Schrodinger's famous cat has long been misunderstood. According to quantum theory and experiments with entangled systems, an entangled state such as the Schrodinger's cat state is…

quant-ph2016

Resolving the problem of definite outcomes of measurements

Art Hobson

The entangled "Schrodinger's cat state" of a quantum and its measurement apparatus is not a paradoxical superposition of states but is instead a non-paradoxical superposition of no…

quant-ph2015★ 1 cited

Resolving the problem of definite outcomes of measurements

Art Hobson

The heart of the measurement puzzle, namely the problem of definite outcomes, remains unresolved. This paper shows that Josef Jauch's 1968 reduced density operator approach is the…

quant-ph2013★ 1 cited

Why decoherence solves the measurement problem

Art Hobson

Although the solution, within standard quantum physics, of the problem of outcomes has been published several times, many authors continue to treat measurement as an unsolved funda…

quant-ph2013

Two-photon interferometry illuminates quantum measurements

Art Hobson

The quantum measurement problem still finds no consensus. Nonlocal interferometry provides an unprecedented experimental probe by entangling two photons in the "measurement state"…

quant-ph2012

Re-assessment of the state of Schroedinger's cat, final version

Art Hobson

The quantum state of Schroedinger's cat is usually incorrectly described as a superposition of "dead" and "alive," despite an argument by Rinner and Werner that, locally, the cat s…

physics.hist-ph2012★ 159 cited

There are no particles, there are only fields

Art Hobson

Quantum foundations are still unsettled, with mixed effects on science and society. By now it should be possible to obtain consensus on at least one issue: Are the fundamental cons…