Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 243–246 (1999)Origin of Quantum Indeterminism and Irreversibility of MeasurementsReceived 13 May 1998; published in the issue dated 11 January 1999 Analysis of directly measurable subsystems of quantum systems (i.e., prepared and measured observable, parameters of symmetry transformations), based on the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen definition of physical reality, shows that such subsystems cannot be deterministic. This effect is not specifically quantum: a physically different but mathematically similar situation arises in classical decision-making systems obeying classical logic. Direct consequences of this phenomenon are nonclassical behavior of probabilities and irreversibility of measurements (or decisions). © 1999 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.243
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.243
PACS:
03.65.Bz
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