The standard Quantum Mechanics formalism, based on the wave function and the Schroedinger equation, is unable to describe
the reduction ("collapse") of the wave function that occurs in experimental measurements and other related physical processes.
The Copenhagen "interpretation" of Quantum Mechanics excludes the possibility of a microscopic description of any quantum phenomena, and demands that only a macroscopic language
should be used, leaving the wave function as a calculational tool only, with no counterpart in the description of physical processes.
In this way the reduction is a process that cannot be described ("unspeakable") on principle. This is in contrast with the common practice, where the wave function has some status of reality,
since its dynamics is essential in devising any experiment or describing physical phenomena. Several attempts have tried to overcome this diachrony, with limited success. In this paper a model is proposed that implements the Quantum Mechanics formalism and provides the possibility to describe the measurement process
and solve all the other "paradoxes" related to it, like the measurements without interaction or the stochasticity of spontaneous emission.
This work has been developed by Dr. Marcello Baldo, former Research Director and currently affiliated to the INFN Sezione di Catania. It is now published in the prestigious International Journal of Quantum Foundations, _Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 151-1_96.
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