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Fixed-PVM Born Rule Uniqueness from Fisher Non-Expansion and Operational Calibration

Quantum Physics 2026-05-01 v1

Abstract

Fix a finite dimension d2d \geq 2 and a fixed rank-1 PVM M={e1e1,,eded}M=\{|e_1\rangle\langle e_1|,\ldots,|e_d\rangle\langle e_d|\} on Cd{\bf C}^d. Let PM:CPd1Δd1P_M:\mathbb{CP}^{d-1}\to\Delta^{d-1} be a readout map on pure states. We prove that three primitives force the Born rule for this fixed measurement: (i) square-root regularity of RM=PMR_M=\sqrt{P_M} along Fubini-Study geodesics, (ii) the universal readout Cramer-Rao bound FclFQF_{\rm cl}\leq F_Q on smooth pure-state curves, and (iii) operational calibration on basis preparations PM([ei])=δiP_M([e_i])=\delta_i. The geometric core is a rigidity theorem for Fisher-non-expanding self-maps of the probability simplex: after conjugation by the square-root chart, such maps become round-metric 1-Lipschitz self-maps of the positive spherical orthant, and vertex fixing forces the identity. The main readout theorem is dimensionwise, fixed-PVM, and pure-state only. Escort-class Born uniqueness and the Markov/coarse-graining routes appear as corollaries or alternative routes.

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@article{arxiv.2604.27339,
  title  = {Fixed-PVM Born Rule Uniqueness from Fisher Non-Expansion and Operational Calibration},
  author = {Aaron Lax},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27339},
  year   = {2026}
}

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