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We derive Born's rule and the density-operator formalism for quantum systems with Hilbert spaces of dimension two or larger. Our extension of Gleason's theorem only relies upon the consistent assignment of probabilities to the outcomes of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Victoria J Wright , Stefan Weigert

We extend Gleason's theorem to the two-dimensional Hilbert space of a qubit by invoking the standard axiom that describes composite quantum systems. The tensor-product structure allows us to derive density matrices and Born's rule for $d=2$…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-20 Vincenzo Fiorentino , Stefan Weigert

Gleason's theorem [A. Gleason, J. Math. Mech., \textbf{6}, 885 (1957)] is an important result in the foundations of quantum mechanics, where it justifies the Born rule as a mathematical consequence of the quantum formalism. Formally, it…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 Markus Frembs , Andreas Döring

We present a reply to the objections raised by M. J. W. Hall against our extension of Gleason's theorem.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-29 Francisco De Zela

We prove a Gleason-type theorem for the quantum probability rule using frame functions defined on positive-operator-valued measures (POVMs), as opposed to the restricted class of orthogonal projection-valued measures used in the original…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Carlton M. Caves , Christopher A. Fuchs , Kiran Manne , Joseph M. Renes

As it is known, Gleason's theorem is not applicable for a two-dimensional Hilbert space since in this situation Gleason's axioms are not strong enough to imply Born's rule thus leaving room for a dispersion-free probability measure i.e.,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-06 Arkady Bolotin

Gleason-type theorems derive the density operator and the Born rule formalism of quantum theory from the measurement postulate, by considering additive functions which assign probabilities to measurement outcomes. Additivity is also the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-10 Victoria J Wright , Stefan Weigert

Probabilities enter quantum mechanics via Born's rule, the uniqueness of which was proven by Gleason. Busch subsequently relaxed the assumptions of this proof, expanding its domain of applicability in the process. Extending this work to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-25 Kieran Flatt , Stephen M. Barnett , Sarah Croke

Gleason's theorem is often cited as establishing the Born rule from the structure of Hilbert space, yet its original proof is mathematically sophisticated and rarely accessible to physicists. In this article we present a simple route to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi

We develop a synthesis of Turing's paradigm of computation and von Neumann's quantum logic to serve as a model for quantum computation with recursion, such that potentially non-terminating computation can take place, as in a quantum Turing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Edalat

Based on a gambling formulation of quantum mechanics, we derive a Gleason-type theorem that holds for any dimension n of a quantum system, and in particular for n = 2. The theorem states that the only logically consistent probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-29 Alessio Benavoli , Alessandro Facchini , Marco Zaffalon

Gleason-type theorems for quantum theory allow one to recover the quantum state space by assuming that (i) states consistently assign probabilities to measurement outcomes and that (ii) there is a unique state for every such assignment. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-01 Victoria J Wright , Stefan Weigert

This paper reports three almost trivial theorems that nevertheless appear to have significant import for quantum foundations studies. 1) A Gleason-like derivation of the quantum probability law, but based on the positive operator-valued…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christopher A. Fuchs

The Born rule is derived from operational assumptions, independent of the normalization of the state. Unlike Gleason's theorem, the argument applies even if probabilities are defined for only a single resolution of the identity, so it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Simon Saunders

The quantum-mechanical rule for probabilities, in its most general form of positive-operator valued measure (POVM), is shown to be a consequence of the environment-assisted invariance (envariance) idea suggested by Zurek [Phys. Rev. Lett.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-23 A. V. Nenashev

The probabilistic rule that links the formalism of Quantum Mechanics (QM) to the real world was stated by Born in 1926. Since then, there were many attempts to derive the Born postulate as a theorem, Gleason's being the most prominent. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 Fabrizio Logiurato , Augusto Smerzi

Busch's theorem deriving the standard quantum probability rule can be regarded as a more general form of Gleason's theorem. Here we show that a further generalisation is possible by reducing the number of quantum postulates used by Busch.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-04-17 Stephen M. Barnett , James D. Cresser , John Jeffers , David T. Pegg

The emergence of intrinsic probability has long been one of the most important and puzzling problems in quantum mechanics, and the law most directly related to this problem is the Born rule. For a century, there have been many attempts to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Jiaxuan Zhang

We present a derivation of Born's rule and unitary transforms in Quantum Mechanics, from a simple set of axioms built upon a physical phenomenology of quantization. Combined to Gleason's theorem, this approach naturally leads to the usual…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-07 Alexia Auffèves , Philippe Grangier

In the context of generalized measurement theory, the Gleason-Busch theorem assures the unique form of the associated probability function. Recently, in Flatt et al. Phys. Rev. A 96, 062125 (2017), the case of subsequent measurements has…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-30 Martino Trassinelli
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