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The Inverse Born Rule Fallacy: On the Informational Limits of Phase-Locked Amplitude Encoding

Quantum Physics 2026-02-26 v1

Abstract

In Quantum Machine Learning (QML) and Quantum Finance, amplitude encoding is often motivated by its logarithmic storage capacity arXiv:1307.0411. This paradigm typically relies on the mapping ψ=P\psi = \sqrt{P}, treating the quantum state as a derivative of a classical probability distribution PP. By restricting the data manifold to the positive real orthant S+\mathcal{S}^+, the accessible Hilbert space is effectively abelianized, rendering the representation ``phase-deaf''. We rigorously establish that while PP is a projection of ψ2|\psi|^2, the simple square-root mapping fails to recover the non-commutative structure necessary for genuine quantum advantage in classification tasks. Furthermore, we clarify why applying basis changes (like Hadamard gates) to these states fails to replicate the computational power of active phase-kickback mechanisms. Finally, we advocate for Dynamical Hamiltonian Encoding (based on QIFT), where data generates non-commutative evolution rather than serving as a static, phase-locked vector.

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@article{arxiv.2602.21350,
  title  = {The Inverse Born Rule Fallacy: On the Informational Limits of Phase-Locked Amplitude Encoding},
  author = {Sebastian Zając and Jacob L. Cybulski and Bartosz Dziewit and Tomasz Kulpa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.21350},
  year   = {2026}
}

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6 pages, submitted to ICCS2026