Wavefunction collapse amounts to the apparent reduction of a wavefunction consisting of a superposition of several eigenstates to a single eigenstate (by "observation"). It underlies measurement in quantum mechanics and connects the wave function with classical observables, in a thermodynamically irreversible interaction with a classical environment, normally disfavoring future QM interference.
Wavefunction collapse amounts to the apparent reduction of a wavefunction consisting of a superposition of several eigenstates to a single eigenstate (by "observation"). It underlies measurement in quantum mechanics and connects the wave function with classical observables, in a thermodynamically irreversible interaction with a classical environment, normally disfavoring future QM interference.
