2020/10/27 by Sivapalan Chelvaniththilan, Chelvaniththilan, Sivapalan
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2010.15101
openalex publication_date 2020/10/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this paper I present a thought experiment that gives different results depending on whether or not the wavefunction collapses. Since the wavefunction does not obey the Schrodinger equation during the collapse, conservation laws are violated. This is the reason why the results are different. Quantities that are conserved if the wavefunction does not collapse might change if it does. I also show that using the Born Rule to derive probabilities of states before a measurement given the state after it (rather than the other way round as it is usually used) leads to the conclusion that the memories that an observer has about making measurements of quantum systems have a significant probability of being false memories.