Von Neumann Was Not a Quantum Bayesian
History and Philosophy of Physics
2016-04-19 v3 Physics Education
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Wikipedia has claimed for over three years now that John von Neumann was the "first quantum Bayesian." In context, this reads as stating that von Neumann inaugurated QBism, the approach to quantum theory promoted by Fuchs, Mermin and Schack. This essay explores how such a claim is, historically speaking, unsupported.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1412.2409,
title = {Von Neumann Was Not a Quantum Bayesian},
author = {Blake C. Stacey},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.2409},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
25 pages, written in response to 1 sentence on Wikipedia. v3: journal version, plus deleted scenes