What's the really meaning of weak values?

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Andrew Messing Popular answer

Please see the attached/uploaded document (I think it is important for any conversation on the topic in the context of the PRL paper you cite).

Andrew Messing

Artur Czerwiński

Andrew - thanks for upladibg your comment. Recently I've been thinking about this issue too.

Aharon Brodutch

For a short relevant discussion, check out my blog post on the subject. I will probably write more at some point.

https://aharonbrodutch.wordpress.com/2014/12/25/misconceptions-about-weak-measurements-1-weak-measurements/