Measurement and Stern Gerlach Experiments review articles?

[maverick280857]

Hi everyone

In my attempt to understand the details of Stern Gerlach experiments and measurment issues in quantum mechanics, I have come to believe that there is a lot to be learned from some of the basic thought experiments like interference and Stern Gerlach described in books. Unfortunately, I have not found books that deal with these issues in considerable rigour, as these topics are usually preludes to formalism and abstraction.

I was hoping someone could point me to review articles on the Stern Gerlach Experiment where some of these things have been discussed in more detail both physically and mathematically. I am looking for them on google and arxiv, but I find very specific articles about entanglement, coherence, spin, etc. which of course I want to read too, but a more evolutionary approach would be desirable.

If you have any specific suggestions about books or papers, please do reply to this thread.

Thanks and cheers,
maverick.

 

[maverick280857]

Anyone?

 

[CarlB]

Anyone?

Sorry for not paying attention to PF, I've been so busy lately.

Julian Schwinger defined a version of QM now called "Schwinger's Measurement Algebra". It's based on the algebra of Stern-Gerlach experiments. Here, "algebra" means what happens when you hook up the output streams of Stern-Gerlach experiments to the inputs of other Stern-Gerlach experiments (multiplication), or when you take the outputs of two S-G experiments and combine them (addition).

This is a favorite subject of mine so I started a website with links to the original papers (which are quite readable):
http://www.measurementalgebra.com/

Schwinger's measurement algebra is said to be quite elegant.

Carl

 

[maverick280857]

Hi, thanks for your reply, both to this thread and the other one. I am sorry for the late acknowledgment, I'll take a good look at your website and the thread. Thanks again.