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  • While Heisenberg is not Looking: The Strength of ‘Weak Measurements’ in Educational Research

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    Geelan, David R
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    Geelan, David
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    The concept of 'weak measurements' in quantum physics is a way of 'cheating' the Uncertainty Principle. Heisenberg stated (and 85 years of experiments have demonstrated) that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with arbitrary precision. More precise measurements of one decrease the precision with which the other can be measured. By 'sneaking a peak' at one variable however-conducting a 'weak measurement' that does not fully collapse the quantum wavefunction-and combining this with a subsequent strong measurement of the other variable, increased information of better quality can be gathered. ...
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    The concept of 'weak measurements' in quantum physics is a way of 'cheating' the Uncertainty Principle. Heisenberg stated (and 85 years of experiments have demonstrated) that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with arbitrary precision. More precise measurements of one decrease the precision with which the other can be measured. By 'sneaking a peak' at one variable however-conducting a 'weak measurement' that does not fully collapse the quantum wavefunction-and combining this with a subsequent strong measurement of the other variable, increased information of better quality can be gathered. By analogy, theories and methodological approaches could conceivably be combined in research in such a way that one does not 'force [the other] into blindness' (Bauersfeld 1988). This paper offers a theoretical and metaphorical introduction to an approach. The criteria for judging its value are empirical: does it work? Does it allow research work to be done and conceptualised in ways that are valuable? That evidence will be forthcoming as this approach is adopted and tested.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Educational Researcher
    Volume
    42
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-015-0169-0
    Copyright Statement
    © 2015 Australian Association for Research in Education . This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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    Education
    Educational technology and computing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/169279
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