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All quantum mixtures are proper

2022/01/11 by Castellani, Leonardo
#FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2201.04143

Abstract

It is argued that proper and improper quantum mixed states have no observable differences, and hence should not be distinguished. This has implications for subjective approaches to quantum mechanics, and invalidates one of the main motivations for relational interpretations of QM.

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