REALISM AND THE QUANTUM-MECHANICAL 2-STATE OSCILLATOR

被引:20
作者
HARDY, L [2 ]
HOME, D
SQUIRES, EJ
WHITAKER, MAB
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST, DEPT PURE & APPL PHYS, BELFAST BT7 1NN, ANTRIM, NORTH IRELAND
[2] UNIV DURHAM, DEPT MATH SCI, DURHAM DH1 3LE, ENGLAND
[3] BOSE INST, DEPT PHYS, Kolkata 700009, W BENGAL, INDIA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 07期
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.45.4267
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We consider how a class of realistic models in which an individual system, while undergoing transitions, is at any instant definitely in one or the other state can mimic the prediction of quantum theory for two-state oscillations. We show explicitly the way in which the measurement must be invasive for such models, even at the microscopic level.
引用
收藏
页码:4267 / 4270
页数:4
相关论文
共 12 条
[1]   REALISM AND QUANTUM FLUX TUNNELING [J].
BALLENTINE, LE .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1987, 59 (14) :1493-1495
[2]   ON THE IMPOSSIBLE PILOT WAVE [J].
BELL, JS .
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS, 1982, 12 (10) :989-999
[3]   TIME EVOLUTION OF UNSTABLE QUANTUM STATES AND A RESOLUTION OF ZENOS PARADOX [J].
CHIU, CB ;
SUDARSHAN, ECG ;
MISRA, B .
PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 1977, 16 (02) :520-529
[4]  
CLIFTON RK, 1991, 1990 P S F MOD PHYS
[5]   A SQUID NO-GO THEOREM WITHOUT MACROREALISM - WHAT SQUIDS REALLY TELL US ABOUT NATURE [J].
FOSTER, S ;
ELBY, A .
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS, 1991, 21 (07) :773-785
[6]   REFLECTIONS ON THE QUANTUM ZENO PARADOX [J].
HOME, D ;
WHITAKER, MAB .
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL, 1986, 19 (10) :1847-1854
[7]  
HOME D, 1990, QUANTUM QUERIES
[8]   EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO THE QUANTUM MEASUREMENT PARADOX [J].
LEGGETT, AJ .
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS, 1988, 18 (09) :939-952
[9]   REALISM AND QUANTUM FLUX TUNNELING - COMMENT [J].
LEGGETT, AJ ;
GARG, A .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1987, 59 (14) :1621-1621
[10]  
LEGGETT AJ, 1987, 2ND P INT S FOUND QU