The correlation of classic and experimental measurement results with quantum measurement theory

Abstract

In classic measurement theory each physical measurement result has a precision which becomes infinitesimal as noise and distortion approach zero, i. e., exact repetitive measurement results (± a Planck) are theoretically possible. This classic measurement theory is not well correlated with experimental measurement results. When noise and distortion are minimized, repetitive experimental measurement results display a Gaussian distribution. This paper addresses experimental measurements by first developing a formal measurement function and related definitions, which identify that a classic measurement result is not possible in theory as well as in experiments. This new measurement function is then correlated with quantum measurement theory. This correlation explains existing quantum measurement perplexities.