%0 Journal Article
%T An Improved ¡°Interference Collapse Rule¡± of Quantum Mechanics
%A Hans H. Diel
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 2
%N 9
%P 1-5
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2015
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101838
%X The double-slit (gedanken-)
experiment is the most famous experiment in quantum theory (QT). The explanation
of the strange behavior of the electron in this experiment is used as a key example
in QT in general. The description of the experiment includes a rationalization
of when in quantum mechanics interference occurs and (most importantly) when it
¡°collapses¡±. The aforementioned rule, here called the ¡°interference collapse
rule¡±, is contained in almost all textbooks of QT with only slight variations.
However, this rule makes sense only with additional assumptions which
apparently are not generally agreed upon among physicists. The paper proposes
an improved interference collapse rule that connects the interference collapse
to the QT measurement and a functional interpretation of QT measurement.
%K Double-Slit Experiment
%K Measurement Problem
%K Interference
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3149523