Weigert, S. (orcid.org/0000-0002-6647-3252) (1992) Pauli problem for a spin of arbitrary length: A simple method to determine its wave function. Physical Review A. pp. 7688-7696. ISSN 1094-1622
The problem of determining a pure state vector from measurements is investigated for a quantum spin of arbitrary length. Generically, only a finite number of wave functions is compatible with the intensities of the spin components in two different spatial directions, measured by a Stern-Gerlach apparatus. The remaining ambiguity can be resolved by one additional well-defined measurement. This method combines efficiency with simplicity: only a small number of quantities have to be measured and the experimental setup is elementary. Other approaches to determine state vectors from measurements, also known as the ‘‘Pauli problem,’’ are reviewed for both spin and particle systems.
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