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0 pointsEnginerrrd5y ago0 comments

Isn't your subjective experience just one probabilistic eigenvalue of a particular combination of operators corresponding to your observation? How does unitary evolution break down here?

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LittleTester5y ago

It's not unitary evolution breaking down, just that the Born rule isn't a consequence of unitary evolution. They're separate independent hypotheses. In most derivations of QM from an axiomatic basis they're consequences of separate combinations of axioms.

EnginerrrdOP5y ago

Thanks. Do you by chance have a good source for a gentle introduction into axiomatic QM? Like undergrad level is fine, I've taken basic QM and worked through Griffith's intro book on my own, and I've had a lot of math.

I'd love to read more but my google results aren't turning up a good definitive introduction.

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0 pointsEnginerrrd5y ago0 comments

Isn't your subjective experience just one probabilistic eigenvalue of a particular combination of operators corresponding to your observation? How does unitary evolution break down here?

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LittleTester5y ago

EnginerrrdOP5y ago

I'd love to read more but my google results aren't turning up a good definitive introduction.

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