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In praise of measurement

N. David Mermin

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/0612216

Abstract

The role of measurement in quantum computation is examined in the light of John Bell's critique of the how the term ``measurement'' is used in quantum mechanics. I argue that within the field of quantum computer science the concept of measurement is precisely defined, unproblematic, amd forms the foundation of the entire subject.

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