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Properties of the frequency operator do not imply the quantum probability postulate

Quantum Physics 2009-11-10 v3

Abstract

We review the properties of the frequency operator for an infinite number of systems and disprove claims in the literature that the quantum probability postulate can be derived from these properties.

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0409144,
  title  = {Properties of the frequency operator do not imply the quantum probability postulate},
  author = {Carlton M. Caves and Ruediger Schack},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0409144},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

21 pages, no figures, REVTEX. Only change in v.2 is change the title of Sec. IIIC so that it doesn't have a \cite command in it. v.3 incorporates changes that will be published as an erratum in Annals of Physics