{
  "id": "0901.0122",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2008-12-31T17:26:13.000Z",
  "updated": "2008-12-31T17:26:13.000Z",
  "title": "Gauge Boson Theory of Quantum State Reduction",
  "authors": [
    "Vladimir S. Mashkevich"
  ],
  "comment": "16 pages, LaTeX 2e",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "A theory of quantum state reduction is advanced. It is based on two principles: (1) Gauge decomposition; (2) Maximum entropy. To wit: (1) The reduction decomposition of a state vector is the Schmidt decomposition with respect to the states of a set of (dressed) gauge boson modes; (2) The reduction instant is that of the maximum entropy of a resulting mixed state. The theory determines states undergoing the reduction, its instant, resulting pure states and their probabilities. Applications: (Polarized) photon absorption and transmission, emission, particle detection, reduction of a superposition of states, nonintegral photon states, photon and matter-photon entanglement, processes with weak bosons, and the role of gluons.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2008-12-31T17:26:13.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quantum state reduction",
      "gauge boson theory",
      "maximum entropy",
      "nonintegral photon states",
      "gauge boson modes"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 16,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 810215,
      "adsabs": "2009arXiv0901.0122M"
    }
  }
}