Published August 2015
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Journal article
Imprecise probability for non-commuting observables
Creators
- 1. Yerevan Physics Institute, Alikhanian Brothers Street 2, Yerevan 375036 (Armenia)
Description
It is known that non-commuting observables in quantum mechanics do not have joint probability. This statement refers to the precise (additive) probability model. I show that the joint distribution of any non-commuting pair of variables can be quantified via upper and lower probabilities, i.e. the joint probability is described by an interval instead of a number (imprecise probability). I propose transparent axioms from which the upper and lower probability operators follow. The imprecise probability depend on the non-commuting observables, is linear over the state (density matrix) and reverts to the usual expression for commuting observables. (paper)
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/8/085005Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- New Journal of Physics
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- [18 p.]
- ISSN
- 1367-2630
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47124490
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DENSITY MATRIX; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
- Descriptors DEC
- MATRICES; MECHANICS