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Wigner's friend, Feynman's paths and material records

2020; Institute of Physics; Volume: 131; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1209/0295-5075/131/40001

1286-4854

A. Matzkin, D. Sokolovski,

Biofield Effects and Biophysics

The place and role of an Observer in quantum mechanics has been a subject of an ongoing debate since the theory's inception. Wigner brought this question to the fore in a celebrated scenario in which a super-Observer observes a Friend making a measurement. Here we briefly review why this \e{Wigner Friend scenario} has been taken to require the introduction of the Observer's consciousness, or alternatively to show the inconsistency of quantum measurement theory. We will argue that quantum theory can consistently leave observers outside its narrative, by making only minimal assumptions about how the information about the observed results is stored in material records.