Combined systems in quantum probability

DOI10.1007/BF00674019MaRDI QIDQ810987zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Stan Gudder

Publication date 1991

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00674019

zbMATH Keywords

combined systemsprobability amplitudesquantum probabilitysuperselection rules

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations of probability theory (60A99) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

Review text

A framework for quantum probability is developed, that is based on ideas of Feynman probability amplitudes, and different notions of combination of systems are studied within this framework. In particular, the horizontal sum, the direct sum and the Cartesian product of quantum probability systems are studied. The concepts of interference and independence of measurements relative to an amplitude density are introduced, and manifestations of these concepts for the various combinations are studied. Superpositions of amplitude densities are also considered, that result in unnormalized amplitudes, and the maximal superposition sets of amplitudes, called sectors, are distinguished. The superselection sector structures are explained first on finite quantum probability models and then elaborated in full generality.

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