Ambiguity, Invisibility, and Negativity
Quantum Physics
2023-09-12 v1 Classical Physics
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract
Many widely different problems have a common mathematical structure wherein limited knowledge lead to ambiguity that can be captured conveniently using a concept of invisibility that requires the introduction of negative values for quantities that are inherently positive. Here I analyze three examples taken from perception theory, rigid body mechanics, and quantum measurement.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2309.04882,
title = {Ambiguity, Invisibility, and Negativity},
author = {Frank Wilczek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04882},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
9 pages, no figures. Contribution to Stanley Deser memoria{\l} volume "Gravity, Strings and Beyond"