There exist nonorthogonal quantum measurements that are perfectly repeatable.
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We show that, contrary to the widespread belief, in quantum mechanics repeatable measurements are not necessarily described by orthogonal projectors--the customary paradigm of observable. Nonorthogonal repeatability, however, occurs only for infinite dimensions. We also show that, when a nonorthogonal repeatable measurement is performed, the measured system retains some "memory" of the number of times that the measurement has been performed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 92 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004