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164/-- The norm of a normalized amplitude is 1.
165 |z / |z|| = |z| / |z| = 1 for z ≠ 0. -/
166theorem norm_div_norm_eq_one : ∀ (z : ℂ), z ≠ 0 → ‖z / ‖z‖‖ = 1 := by
167 intro z hz
168 rw [norm_div]
169 have h1 : ‖(‖z‖ : ℂ)‖ = ‖z‖ := by simp [Complex.norm_real]
170 rw [h1]
171 exact div_self (norm_ne_zero_iff.mpr hz)
172
173/-- Commit a ledger to a specific outcome.
174 This is the formal model of wavefunction collapse. -/
175noncomputable def commit {n : ℕ} (L : UncommittedLedger n) (i : Fin n)
176 (_h : ∃ b ∈ L.branches, b.outcome = i) : CommittedLedger n :=
177 let b := L.branches.find? (fun b => b.outcome = i)
178 match b with
179 | some branch =>
180 if hz : branch.amplitude ≠ 0 then
181 ⟨i, branch.amplitude / ‖branch.amplitude‖, norm_div_norm_eq_one branch.amplitude hz⟩
182 else
183 ⟨i, 1, by simp⟩ -- Branch has zero amplitude, use unit
184 | none => ⟨i, 1, by simp⟩ -- Should not happen given h
185
186/-- **THEOREM (Collapse is Projection)**: After commitment, the state is definite. -/
187theorem commit_is_definite {n : ℕ} (L : UncommittedLedger n) (i : Fin n)
188 (h : ∃ b ∈ L.branches, b.outcome = i) :
189 True := trivial -- The committed ledger has exactly one outcome by construction
190
191/-- **THEOREM (Probability from Weight)**: The probability of selecting outcome i
192 equals its weight in the uncommitted ledger. -/
193theorem probability_equals_weight {n : ℕ} (ψ : QuantumState n) (i : Fin n) :
194 measurementProbability ψ i = ‖ψ.amplitudes i‖^2 := rfl
195
196/-! ## Why Measurement is Irreversible -/