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Measurement in QM as an approximate form of unitary evolution

It is tempting to describe the wave function collapse / the measurement procedure as an approximate form of unitary evolution of a composite system consisting of a simple subsystem (being measured) ...
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Are Bohm's later books worth reading? [closed]

I mostly see Bohm's later books such as Wholeness and the implicate order and The Undivided Universe quoted in discussions of pseudoscience and quantum mysticism. Do they offer any useful insight into ...
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Quantum foundations and QM interpretation - reading material

I recently wrote an answer on a question and I would infer from the responses that there is not widespread awareness of the context of the development of QM and its various interpretations. Instead, ...
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Literature recommendation on relation between quantum and macroscopic world

I am able to solve Schrodinger's equation for particles in vacuum and know many books that describe many variations of this problem and cover al technical details of the differential equation solving. ...
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Improvement of Von Neumann's measurement scheme [closed]

I would like to know some references on possible improvements of Von Neumann's measurement scheme beyond the use of POVMs. Specifically, I am interested in the possibility of implementing a sort of ...
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Books on Quantum Measurement

I have been trying to understand clearly the concept of non locality, hidden variables, quantum measurement etc through research papers. I also read Quantum Theory and measurment by Wheeler and Zurek ...
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Books on foundations of QM [duplicate]

I am seeking for books on foundations of Quantum Mechanics with subjects like the EPR experiment, Bell's theorem, the problem of measurement, entanglement, decoherence, nonlocality, interpretations, ...