A theory of quantum measurement based on the CCR algebra \(L^+({\mathcal W})\) (Q1075581)

The authors consider an involutive topological algebra of continuous linear maps in a locally convex topological vector space on which a model of quantum measurement theory is developed. The algebra under the strong uniform topology becomes a closed topological *-algebra of unbounded operators on a dense common invariant domain in a Hilbert space. That algebra represents the algebra of unbounded observables with well defined expectations. This interesting approach is consistent with the original Dirac's intuitive definition of an observable, and gives a strict formulation of the quantum measurement in the case of unbounded observables, in connection with the Gel'fand triples scheme.