Causal Loops and Collapse in the Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
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Cramer’s transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics is reviewed, and a number of issues related to advanced interactions and state vector collapse are analysed. Where some have suggested that Cramer’s predictions may not be correct or definite, I argue that they are, but I point out that the classical-quantum distinction problem in the Copenhagen interpretation has its parallel in the transactional
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