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In defence of “measurement”
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In a stimulating article (Physics World August p33) the late John Bell professed dissatisfaction with the foundation of quantum mechanics as usually presented, particularly in connection with the so-called "collapse of the wavefunction" as a result of a measurement. He agreed that for all practical purposes the use of quantum mechanics by qualified practitioners leads to well defined answers which, where they can be checked, agree with experiment.