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View SchemaThe N-box paradox in orthodox quantum mechanics
| Authors | Conall Boyle, Roger Schafir |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0108113 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0108113 |
Abstract
The prediction of the N-box paradox, that whichever box is opened will contain the record of the particle having passed through it, is traced to a failure to specify whether the other boxes are distinguishable or indistinguishable. These correspond to different ways of lifting the degeneracy of a certain measurement, and have incompatible consequences.
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