The curious quantum mechanics of pre- and post-selected ensembles

Foundations of Physics 20 (4):447-458 (1990)
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Despite claims to the contrary, the curious statistical properties of pre- and post-selected ensembles are neither impossible nor surprising. The properties of weak measurements on such ensembles are examined and shown to be in complete accord with ordinary quantum mechanics

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