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A remarkable feature of quantum theory is that particles with identical intrinsic properties must be treated as indistinguishable if the theory is to give valid predictions. In the quantum formalism, indistinguishability is expressed via…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Philip Goyal

I show that probabilities in quantum mechanics are a measure of belief in the presence of human ignorance, just like all other probabilities. The Born interpretation of the square of modulus of the wave function arises from the interaction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank J. Tipler

The influence of wave function symmetry on statistical correlation is studied for the case of three non-interacting spin-free quantum particles in a unidimensional box, in position and in momentum space. Higher-order statistical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-13 V. S. Yépez , R. P. Sagar , H. G. Laguna

Quantum walks and random walks bear similarities and divergences. One of the most remarkable disparities affects the probability of finding the particle at a given location: typically, almost a flat function in the first case and a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-21 Miquel Montero

We review the Consistent Amplitude approach to Quantum Theory and argue that quantum probabilities are explicitly Bayesian. In this approach amplitudes are tools for inference. They codify objective information about how complicated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Ariel Caticha

The quantum random walk has been much studied recently, largely due to its highly nonclassical behavior. In this paper, we study one possible route to classical behavior for the discrete quantum walk on the line: the presence of decoherence…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Todd A. Brun , Hilary A. Carteret , Andris Ambainis

Quantum interference takes center stage in the realm of quantum particles, playing a crucial role in revealing their wave-like nature and probabilistic behavior. It relies on the concept of superposition, where the probability amplitudes of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-15 Sajad Ahmadi , Mohsen Akbari , Shahpoor Saeidian , Ali Motazedifard

In contrast to classical physics, quantum mechanics divides particles into two classes-bosons and fermions-whose exchange statistics dictate the dynamics of systems at a fundamental level. In two dimensions quasi-particles known as 'anyons'…

Our aim is to experimentally study the possibility of distinguishing between quantum sources of randomness--recently proved to be theoretically incomputable--and some well-known computable sources of pseudo-randomness. Incomputability is a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-12-23 Cristian S. Calude , Michael J. Dinneen , Monica Dumitrescu , Karl Svozil

In classical physics the joint probability of a number of individually rare independent events is given by the Poisson distribution. It describes, for example, unidirectional transfer of population between the densely and sparsely populated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 Dmitri Sokolovski

Entangled multipartite states are resources for universal quantum computation, but they can also give rise to ensembles of unitary transformations, a topic usually studied in the context of random quantum circuits. Using several graph state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-25 Peter S. Turner , Damian Markham

We address a well-known problem in combinatorics involving the identification of counterfeit coins with a systematic approach. The methodology can be applied to cases where the total number of coins is exceedingly large such that brute…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2009-05-04 Eldin Wee Chuan Lim

Expressions for the entropy and equations for the quantum distribution functions in systems of non-interacting fermions and bosons with an arbitrary, including small, number of particles are obtained in the paper

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-11 Yu. M. Poluektov , A. A. Soroka

Effects associated in quantum mechanics with a divisible probability wave are explained as physically real consequences of the equal but opposite reaction of the apparatus as a particle is measured. Taking as illustration a Mach-Zehnder…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-05 Daniel Shanahan

There are presently two models for quantum walks on graphs. The "coined" walk uses discrete time steps, and contains, besides the particle making the walk, a second quantum system, the coin, that determines the direction in which the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mark Hillery , Janos Bergou , Edgar Feldman

Quantum probability theory and complex analysis for children.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-09 Sebastian Schleißinger

Quantum computation and quantum information are of great current interest in computer science, mathematics, physical sciences and engineering. They will likely lead to a new wave of technological innovations in communication, computation…

Methodology · Statistics 2012-10-03 Yazhen Wang

The difference of quantum mutual information for bipartite system of qubits and minimum taken with respect to local unitary transformation group is introduced as a characteristic of quantum correlations.The two qubits example (and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-06-19 V. I. Manko , Anatoli Yurkevich

The coherence of an individual quantum state can be meaningfully discussed only when referring to a preferred basis. This arbitrariness can however be lifted when considering sets of quantum states. Here we introduce the concept of set…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-08 Sébastien Designolle , Roope Uola , Kimmo Luoma , Nicolas Brunner

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with a finite number of decoy states is analyzed under finite-data-size assumption. By accounting for statistical fluctuations in parameter estimation, we investigate vacuum+weak- and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-14 Xiongfeng Ma , Chi-Hang Fred Fung , Mohsen Razavi