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Quantum measurement as a communication with nature

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It is assumed that experiments yield results that are not isomorphic with reality, but represent a distorted image of reality. Reality is related to observation via a communication channel of finite capacity. Quantum uncertainties are due to the bound on the amount of information available. Use is made of recent results from information and communication theories.

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Cyranski, J.F. Quantum measurement as a communication with nature. Found Phys 8, 805–822 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715055

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