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DO NOT USE THIS TAG just because your question involves measurements (either quantum or classical). The measurement problem asks how wave function collapse occurs during measurement in quantum mechanics, and how it can be reconciled with unitary evolution.

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When does Quantum Mechanics Measurement lead to Mixed State

Consider the context of the Stern-Gerlach experiment. As is stated on numerous sources (e.g. Feynman Lectures, MIT Lecture), a silver atom in the state of $\vert+z\rangle$ that is put through a Stern- …
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