Imprecise probability for non-commuting observables
Quantum Physics
2015-09-02 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract
It is known that non-commuting observables in quantum mechanics do not have joint probability. This statement refers to the precise (additive) probability model. I show that the joint distribution of any non-commuting pair of variables can be quantified via upper and lower probabilities, i.e. the joint probability is described by an interval instead of a number (imprecise probability). I propose transparent axioms from which the upper and lower probability operators follow. They depend only on the non-commuting observables and revert to the usual expression for the commuting case.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1411.4319,
title = {Imprecise probability for non-commuting observables},
author = {A. E. Allahverdyan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.4319},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, single-column, revtex + supplementary material