Considering Measurement Dynamics In Classical Mechanics

Abstract

In this paper, we consider modeling measurement as part of the overall system dynamics in a way that allows a dynamic interaction between the target system and the measuring system/device. For example, the interaction between the target system and the measuring system can be modeled as a form of collision, scattering process, or some coupling between the two systems depending on how they interact with each other. We show that following this line of thinking about the two systems as intertwined/coupled, in the classical picture, naturally leads to the general dynamics analogous to Schrodinger's wave dynamics.