Extended statistical modeling under symmetry; the link toward quantum mechanics

symmetry Hilbert space complementarity quantum mechanics model reduction transition probability quantum theory group representation complete sufficient statistics Gleason's theorem Born's formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations and philosophical topics in statistics (62A01) Applications of functional analysis in probability theory and statistics (46N30) Theory of statistical experiments (62B15) Applications of statistics to physics (62P35) Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

Abstract: We derive essential elements of quantum mechanics from a parametric structure extending that of traditional mathematical statistics. The basic setting is a set

m a t h c a l A

of incompatible experiments, and a transformation group

G

on the cartesian product

P i

of the parameter spaces of these experiments. The set of possible parameters is constrained to lie in a subspace of

P i

, an orbit or a set of orbits of

G

. Each possible model is then connected to a parametric Hilbert space. The spaces of different experiments are linked unitarily, thus defining a common Hilbert space

m a t h b f H

. A state is equivalent to a question together with an answer: the choice of an experiment

a i n m a t h c a l A

plus a value for the corresponding parameter. Finally, probabilities are introduced through Born's formula, which is derived from a recent version of Gleason's theorem. This then leads to the usual formalism of elementary quantum mechanics in important special cases. The theory is illustrated by the example of a quantum particle with spin.

Recommendations

Cites work

Cited in

(6)

This page was built for publication: Extended statistical modeling under symmetry; the link toward quantum mechanics

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2493545)