General framework for the probabilistic description of experiments
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Probability
Abstract
We introduce a new mathematical framework for the probabilistic description of an experiment on a system of any type in terms of information representing this system initially. Based on the notions of an information state and a generalized observable, this framework allows us to subsume different types of randomness and experiment effects within a single mathematical structure. Adjusting this framework to the quantum case, we clarify what is really "quantum" in quantum measurement theory.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0312199,
title = {General framework for the probabilistic description of experiments},
author = {Elena R. Loubenets},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0312199},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
22 pages, 3 figures; Proceedings of Vaxjo Conference (June 2003)