born's rule Definition and 12 Threads

Let be a superposition ##|\psi\rangle=\sum_j a_j|j\rangle## with one amplitude ##a_x## much greater than the others, where ##x## is not known. For example, ##|\psi\rangle## may result from the quantum Fourier transform of a periodic wave function with an unknown period. I expect a measurement of...

I just placed my new paper Born's rule and measurement on the arXiv. It contains a self-contained discussion of the POVM generalization of Born's rule for quantum measurements. It is a much extended, polished version of my contributions to the thread How to teach beginners in quantum theory...

Where can I find a reference to a derivation of Born's rule for arbitrary observables from Bohmian mechanics?

As far as I am aware, if a system is prepared in the state |r> and we measure some observable, the probability of the result of the measurement being the eigenvalue of some eigenvector |u> representing some other state is |<r|u>|2 or <r|u><u|r>. On a slightly different note, I also know that a...

Summary: Born's rule for the QED electron violates causality. [Since the thread where some of this material was presented was closed for further discussion, I summarize here the main content relevant for the above topic.] The free QED electron can be described in terms of a non-local...

[Moderator's note: Spin off from a previous thread due to topic change.] Actually, the form of the Hamiltonian does matter. Hegerfeldt admits that his results are not correct for the Dirac Hamiltonian unless one considers only positive energy solutions. And why should we do that? It is clear...

Hello to everybody Is really Born's rule verified? I can not find any experiment in bibliography that verifies Born's rule.

Homework Statement [/B] Q18. Which of the following statements about Schrodinger equation is true? A) The exact solution of the equation never exists B) It is only applicable to the hydrogen-like atoms C) We can know the energy of the atomic orbital by solving the equation D) The square of the...

1. Within the framework of a Hilbert space for an atom one cannot find an observable in the sense of ''self-adjoint Hermitian operator'' that would describe the measurement of the frequency of a spectral line of the atom. For the latter is given by the differences of two eigenvalues of the...

Hi, Gleason's theorem fails if the dimension of the Hilbert space is two. Does this allow for violations of Born's rule in two-dimensional systems? Or can you somehow tensor the system with the (ever-present and infinite-dimensional) Hilbert space of the rest of the universe, apply Gleason's...

Experimentally, how well tested is Born's rule?

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/43275 ...and in another famous magazine: http://www.physorg.com/news199009831.html http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/329/5990/418 http://arxiv.org/abs/0811.2068