Published February 2021
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Journal article
A derivation of Born's rule from symmetry
Creators
- 1. Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Ruth-Moufang-Str. 1, Frankfurt am Main, D-60438 (Germany)
Description
Highlights: • A very simple proof for the rule by which we calculate probabilities in quantum mechanics. We here put forward a simple argument for Born's rule based on the requirement that transition probabilities in quantum mechanics should not be a function of the number of degrees of freedom in the system, or the dimension of the Hilbert-space, respectively. The argument presented here can be interpreted as deriving Born's rule from a symmetry requirement.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aop.2020.168394Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aop.2020.168394;
- PII
- S0003491620303286;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Annals of Physics (New York)
- Journal Volume
- 425
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 0003-4916
- CODEN
- APNYA6
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 53101518
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DEGREES OF FREEDOM; HILBERT SPACE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- BANACH SPACE; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; SPACE
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.