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View SchemaIncompatible and contradictory retrodictions in the history approach to quantum mechanics
| Authors | Giulio Peruzzi, Alberto Rimini |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9710003 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9710003 |
| Journal | Found.Phys.Lett. 11 (1998) 201-207 |
Abstract
We illustrate two simple spin examples which show that in the consistent histories approach to quantum mechanics one can retrodict with certainty incompatible or contradictory propositions corresponding to non-orthogonal or, respectively, orthogonal projections. V.2 vs. V1: The example previously quoted as "d'Espagnat's example" is now properly quoted as "Griffiths' example". A reference to a previous work by Aharonov and Vaidman is added.
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