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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.

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@article{arxiv.1411.4319,
  title  = {Imprecise probability for non-commuting observables},
  author = {A. E. Allahverdyan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.4319},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, single-column, revtex + supplementary material

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