A time-symmetric formulation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics is developed by applying two consecutive boundary conditions onto solutions of a time- symmetrized wave equation. From known probabilities in ordinary quantum mechanics, a time-symmetric parameter P0 is then derived that properly weights the likelihood of any complete sequence of measurement outcomes on a quantum system. The results appear to match standard quantum mechanics, but do so without requiring a time-asymmetric collapse of the wavefunction upon measurement, thereby realigning quantum mechanics with an important fundamental symmetry. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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Wharton, K. B. (2007). Time-symmetric quantum mechanics. Foundations of Physics, 37(1), 159–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-006-9089-1
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