Pure states, mixtures, and reduction of the wave packet

Foundations of Physics 2 (4):245-256 (1972)
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The usual distinction in quantum mechanics between pure states and mixtures is shown not to be independent of the interpretation adopted. Thus, in a causal theory, certain states should be regarded as sharing the nature of both pure states and mixtures and, as a result, important questions in the theory of measurement must be considered in a different light

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