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mike1000
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To me the state vector represents the following...
1) The number of elements in the state vector is the number of possible outcomes. Call that number n.
2) The value of each element in the state vector is the probability amplitude associated with that outcome.
If that is true, then it seems to me, that a state vector which is a linear combination of the eigenstates, cannot be interpreted as creating a new possible outcome. It can only be interpreted as a way to calculate the amplitude of one of the n, apriori, possible outcomes.
1) The number of elements in the state vector is the number of possible outcomes. Call that number n.
2) The value of each element in the state vector is the probability amplitude associated with that outcome.
If that is true, then it seems to me, that a state vector which is a linear combination of the eigenstates, cannot be interpreted as creating a new possible outcome. It can only be interpreted as a way to calculate the amplitude of one of the n, apriori, possible outcomes.
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