Betting on the outcomes of measurements: a Bayesian theory of quantum probability
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Publication:720550
DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(03)00035-2zbMATH Open1222.81100arXivquant-ph/0208121OpenAlexW3125486791WikidataQ57380993 ScholiaQ57380993MaRDI QIDQ720550FDOQ720550
Authors: Itamar Pitowsky 
Publication date: 17 October 2011
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We develop a systematic approach to quantum probability as a theory of rational betting in quantum gambles. In these games of chance the agent is betting in advance on the outcomes of several (finitely many) incompatible measurements. One of the measurements is subsequently chosen and performed and the money placed on the other measurements is returned to the agent. We show how the rules of rational betting imply all the interesting features of quantum probability, even in such finite gambles. These include the uncertainty principle and the violation of Bell's inequality among others. Quantum gambles are closely related to quantum logic and provide a new semantics to it. We conclude with a philosophical discussion on the interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0208121
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