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Does information disappear when a wavefunction collapses?
The wavefunction of a particle evolves with time in a manner strictly defined by the Schrodinger equation and the local environment. The wavefunction can become very complicated (e.g. a photon trapped ...
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Coupled systems and quantum configuration space?
I was watching this PBS Spacetime video. He mentions that quantum particles / wavefunctions (he uses electrons as his example) all have their own set of separate 3D coordinates in a coupled system. ...
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Implications of No-Hiding Theorem
I stumbled upon the following paper: https://inspirehep.net/record/712299 and the result derived therein, the No-Hiding theorem: Consider now an arbitrary quantum state (mixed or potentially ...
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Minimum information necessary to represent a pure quantum state
I was thinking about how quantum states are represented for various types of systems, and how the amount of classical information (bits) required to represent a state depends on its basis. Let's take ...
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