Measurement

Quantum Mechanics · Part 2

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.The Measurement Problem
  2. 2.Projection Postulate (Born Rule)
  3. 3.Compatible Observables
  4. 4.Complete Set of Commuting Observables (CSCO)
  5. 5.Types of Measurements
  6. 6.Decoherence and the Classical Limit
  7. 7.Strong (Projective) Measurements
  8. 8.Weak Measurements
  9. 9.Generalized Measurements (POVMs)
  10. 10.Summary: The Measurement Postulate

Key Equations

$$|\psi\rangle = \sum_n c_n|a_n\rangle$$
$$P(E_2) = |c_2|^2 = \left(\frac{4}{5}\right)^2 = \frac{16}{25} = 0.64 = 64\%$$
$$|\psi'\rangle = |\downarrow_z\rangle$$
$$\hat{A}|\psi_{ab}\rangle = a|\psi_{ab}\rangle, \quad \hat{B}|\psi_{ab}\rangle = b|\psi_{ab}\rangle$$

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