ABSTRACT

This chapter explores accurate formulation of the approach, including a description of the evolution of the measured system and the generalized unitarity condition for this evolution. It argues that evolution under continuous measurement has both quantum and classical features. The chapter deals with the evolution of the system subject to continuous measurement. It demonstrates in general form and considers the specific example of a free particle scattered because its position is measured. The quantum theory of measurements has been discussed not only because of its conceptual interest but also for practical purposes. The chapter discusses the application of the measurement amplitude for estimation of probabilities of different measurement outputs. However, the same amplitude can be used to describe the evolution of the system subject to the measurement. The chapter shows the continuous measurement changes the evolution of the quantum system undergoing the measurement.