Quantum Theory and Probabilities
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
It is often stated that quantum mechanics only makes statistical predictions and that a quantum state is described by the various probability distributions associated with it. Can we describe a quantum state completely in terms of probabilities and then use it to describe quantum dynamics? What is the origin of the probability distribution for a maximally specified quantum state? Is quantum mechanics `local' or is there an essential nonlocality (nonseparability) inherent in quantum mechanics? These questions are discussed in this paper. The decay of an unstable quantum state and the time dependence of a minimum uncertainty states for future times as well as past times are also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0109159,
title = {Quantum Theory and Probabilities},
author = {E. C. G. Sudarshan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0109159},
year = {2007}
}
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15 pages, no figures