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The quantum mechanical measuring process is analyzed from the standpoint of information theory. We determined the remaining uncertainty in the successive measurements of two discrete noncommuting observables and found its lower bound. Using this lower bound, a new simple form of uncertainty relation for two discrete noncommuting observables is proposed.
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Majerník, V., Vlček, M. The remaining uncertainty in quantum measurement of noncommuting discrete observables. Acta Physica Hungarica A 15, 173–179 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1556/APH.15.2002.1-2.9
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