Speaker
Prof.
Michał Eckstein
(University of Gdańsk)
Description
The foundations of quantum mechanics are haunted by the
notorious measurement paradox, caused by the invasive
character of projective measurements. I will show that it is
in fact an instance of the `experiment paradox' lurking in
the very core of the scientific method. It turns out that
any experiment performed on a physical system is - by
necessity - invasive and thus establishes inevitable limits
to the accuracy of any mathematical model. I will highlight
the dramatic consequences of the paradox for both classical
and quantum systems.
The talk is based on a recent preprint
with Pawel Horodecki:
https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.04117
Primary author
Prof.
Michał Eckstein
(University of Gdańsk)
