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The Quantum Theoretical Concept of Measurement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

John L. McKnight
John L. McKnight*
Affiliation:
Yale University
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Extract

As a preliminary to the modern theory of measurement with which this paper is chiefly concerned, it is desirable to review a few of the characteristics and implications of classical physics to illustrate the far reaching changes that have taken place in our conception of nature as the result of the development of quantum mechanics.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , October 1957 , pp. 321 - 330
Copyright
Copyright © 1957, The Williams & Wilkins Company

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