Derivation of the Born Rule from Operational Assumptions

dc.creatorSaunders, Simon
dc.date2002-11-21
dc.date2002-11-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:05:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:05:34Z
dc.descriptionThe 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 applies to all the major foundational approaches to quantum mechanics. There are important points of contact with Deutsch's program for deducing the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics from decision thoery, as recently completed by Wallace. Decision theory can be used to supplement the present derivation, in application to the Everett interpretation, but it is otherwise unnecessary.
dc.description18p
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0211138
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0211138
dc.identifierProceedings of the Royal Society A, 460, 1-18 (2004)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/90674
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleDerivation of the Born Rule from Operational Assumptions
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