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1Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics, University of Gdańsk, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 28, 2025
Summary
The quantum measurement problem arises from integrating agent learning into quantum mechanics. This work proposes a four-stage physical process for measurement, offering insights into interpretations and the wave-function's role.
Area of Science:
- Quantum mechanics
- Philosophy of science
- Biophysics
Background:
- The quantum measurement problem challenges the integration of agent learning within quantum theory.
- Existing interpretations of quantum mechanics offer diverse views on measurement, reality, and wave-function collapse.
- A gap exists in understanding the physical mechanisms underlying quantum measurement processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the quantum measurement problem from a scientific consensus perspective.
- To explore the relationship between biological sensing and the experience of reality.
- To propose a novel framework for understanding the physical stages of quantum measurement.
Main Methods:
- Review of sensing in living organisms to contextualize reality and experience.
- Analysis of various interpretations of the quantum measurement problem.
- Decomposition of the measurement act into four distinct physical stages: transformation, conversion, amplification, and perception.
- Philosophical examination of assumptions related to measurement.
Main Results:
- A four-stage model (transformation, conversion, amplification, perception) provides physical intuition for quantum measurement.
- The proposed framework offers insights into objectivity, irreversibility of measurement, and the epistemic status of the wave-function.
- Potential overlap identified between the proposed model and existing quantum interpretations.
Conclusions:
- The physical stages of measurement offer a new lens for addressing the quantum measurement problem.
- Understanding measurement as a physical process can bridge philosophical divides in quantum interpretations.
- The framework supports a nuanced view of the wave-function, potentially reconciling ontic and epistemic perspectives.
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