Discussion of Specific Experiments Past and Future on
Quantum Measurement
I deeply regret the fact that I have not found time to
write up my most recent thoughts on quantum measurement and the arrow of time
in the proper careful manner that is called for. However, in late 2002 I did
have some correspondence with the philosopher Huw Price about the issue. Here
are copies (some partial) of what I sent him, trying to explain the ideas
previously discussed with Shih and with Dowling (copied from archival email
files):
Price did discuss this with his group, however, and they
did do some very important follow-on
work.
But considerably more follow-on is still called for.
Some additional high-risk but interesting ideas
for further experimental follow up were published in a Russian
Journal at the request of the editor in 2005.
One of the earlier
papers written for discussion with Shih from September 2001 covers similar
ideas, though it refers heavily to some previous specialized discussions. Here
“BTT” refers to “Backwards Time Telegraph,” and
“BTQT” to “Backwards Time Quantum Teleportation.”