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Guessing Quantum Ensemble Using Laplace Principle

Quantum Physics 2009-01-26 v1

Abstract

For a mixed quantum state with density matrix ρ\rho there are infinitely many ensembles of pure quantum states, which average to ρ\rho. Starting from Laplace principle of insufficient reason (not to give \emph{a priori} preference to any particular state), we derive a `natural' distribution of pure states averaging to ρ\rho, which is `more spread' than all the others.

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@article{arxiv.0901.3771,
  title  = {Guessing Quantum Ensemble Using Laplace Principle},
  author = {Georges Parfionov and Romàn R. Zapatrin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.3771},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, LaTeX. Talk presented at Quantum Structures - 2008 (July 6-12, 2008, Sopot, Poland)

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