A Time-Symmetric Formulation Of Quantum Mechanics

Authors

Yakir Aharonov, Chapman UniversityFollow
Sandu Popescu, University of BristolFollow
Jeff Tollaksen, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Quantum mechanics allows one to independently select both the initial and final states of a single system. Such pre- and postselection reveals novel effects that challenge our ideas about what time is and how it flows.

Comments

This article was originally published in Physics Today, volume 63, issue 11, in 2010. DOI: 10.1063/1.3518209

Recommended Citation

Aharonov, Yakir, Sandu Popescu, and Jeff Tollaksen. "A Time-symmetric Formulation of Quantum Mechanics." Physics Today 63.11 (2010). doi: 10.1063/1.3518209

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

American Institute of Physics