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A simple derivation of Born's rule with and without Gleason's theorem

Quantum Physics 2015-05-07 v1

Abstract

We present a derivation of Born's rule and unitary transforms in Quantum Mechanics, from a simple set of axioms built upon a physical phenomenology of quantization. Combined to Gleason's theorem, this approach naturally leads to the usual quantum formalism, within a new conceptual framework that is discussed heuristically in details. The structure of Quantum Mechanics, from its probabilistic nature to its mathematical expression, appears as a result of the interplay between the quantized number of "modalities" accessible to a quantum system, and the continuum of "contexts" that are required to define these modalities.

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@article{arxiv.1505.01369,
  title  = {A simple derivation of Born's rule with and without Gleason's theorem},
  author = {Alexia Auffèves and Philippe Grangier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.01369},
  year   = {2015}
}

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