An Introduction to Consistent Quantum Theory

@article{Hohenberg2009AnIT,  title={An Introduction to Consistent Quantum Theory},  author={Pierre Hohenberg},  journal={Reviews of Modern Physics},  year={2009},  volume={82},  pages={2835-2844},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:20551033}}
  • P. Hohenberg
  • Published12 September 2009
  • Physics
  • Reviews of Modern Physics
This paper presents an elementary introduction to consistent quantum theory, as developed by Griffiths and others over the past $25\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\text{years}$. The theory is a version of orthodox (Copenhagen) quantum mechanics based on the notion that the unique and mysterious feature of quantum, as opposed to classical systems, is the simultaneous existence of multiple incompatible representations of reality, referred to as ``frameworks.'' A framework is a maximal set of… 

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