Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects of Quantum Theory (Statistics & Probability S.) - Hardcover

Holevo, Alexander S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444863338 ISBN 13: 9780444863331

Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1982

Synopsis

This book is devoted to aspects of the foundations of quantum mechanics in which probabilistic and statistical concepts play an essential role. The main part of the book concerns the quantitative statistical theory of quantum measurement, based on the notion of positive operator-valued measures. During the past years there has been substantial progress in this direction, stimulated to a great extent by new applications such as Quantum Optics, Quantum Communication and high-precision experiments. The questions of statistical interpretation, quantum symmetries, theory of canonical commutation relations and Gaussian states, uncertainty relations as well as new fundamental bounds concerning the accuracy of quantum measurements, are discussed in this book in an accessible yet rigorous way. Compared to the first edition, there is a new Supplement devoted to the hidden variable issue. Comments and the bibliography have also been extended and updated.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444863338
• ISBN 13: 9780444863331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 324