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Measurement problem

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In quantum mechanics, the measurement problem is the problem of definite outcomes: quantum systems have superpositions but quantum measurements only give one definite result.

Measurement problem - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Theoretical problem in quantum physics Not to be confused with Measure problem (disambiguation) . Part of a series of articles about Quantum mechanics i ℏ d d t | Ψ ⟩ = H ^ | Ψ ⟩ {\displaystyle i\hbar {\frac {d}{dt}}|\Psi \rangle ={\hat {H}}|\Psi \rangle } Schrödinger equation Introduction Glossary History Background Classical mechanics Old quantum theory Interference Fundamentals Bra–ket notation Complementarity Entanglement Energy level Hamiltonian Measurement Nonlocality Quantum number State Superposition

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