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We argue that the Aharonov-Anandan-Vaidman model, by using the notion of so-called “protective measurements,” cannot claim to have dispensed with the ldcollapse of the wave function,” because it does not succeed in avoiding the quantum measurement problem. Its claim to be able to distinguish between two nonorthogonal states is also critically examined.
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Ghose, P., Home, D. An analysis of the Aharonov-Anandan-Vaidman model. Found Phys 25, 1105–1109 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02059528
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02059528