Quantum Probability
- 1st Edition - August 28, 1988
- Latest edition
- Author: Stanley P. Gudder
- Language: English
Quantum probability is a subtle blend of quantum mechanics and classical probability theory. Its important ideas can be traced to the pioneering work of Richard Feynman in his path… Read more
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Description
Description
Quantum probability is a subtle blend of quantum mechanics and classical probability theory. Its important ideas can be traced to the pioneering work of Richard Feynman in his path integral formalism.
Only recently have the concept and ideas of quantum probability been presented in a rigorous axiomatic framework, and this book provides a coherent and comprehensive exposition of this approach. It gives a unified treatment of operational statistics, generalized measure theory and the path integral formalism that can only be found in scattered research articles.
The first two chapters survey the necessary background in quantum mechanics and probability theory and therefore the book is fairly self-contained, assuming only an elementary knowledge of linear operators in Hilbert space.
Only recently have the concept and ideas of quantum probability been presented in a rigorous axiomatic framework, and this book provides a coherent and comprehensive exposition of this approach. It gives a unified treatment of operational statistics, generalized measure theory and the path integral formalism that can only be found in scattered research articles.
The first two chapters survey the necessary background in quantum mechanics and probability theory and therefore the book is fairly self-contained, assuming only an elementary knowledge of linear operators in Hilbert space.
Readership
Readership
Mathematical physicists, theoretical physicists, mathematicians, philosophers of science, and probabilists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Classical Probability Theory. Traditional Quantum Mechanics. Operational Statistics. Amplitudes and Transition Amplitudes. Generalized Probability Spaces. Probability Manifolds. Discrete Quantum Mechanics. Index.
Review quotes
Review quotes
"Well-written generalization of classical probability theory needed for several approaches to quantum mechanics, in particular those of operational statistics and of the path-integral formalism."—AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY
"I strongly recommend this book, especially to young researchers in mathematics, theoretical physics, and the philosophy of science who might wish to work in this exciting and rapidly developing field."—AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"The present book enriches the collection of books and papers on the mathematical background of quantum mechanics."—MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
"I strongly recommend this book, especially to young researchers in mathematics, theoretical physics, and the philosophy of science who might wish to work in this exciting and rapidly developing field."—AMERICAN SCIENTIST
"The present book enriches the collection of books and papers on the mathematical background of quantum mechanics."—MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 28, 1988
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Stanley P. Gudder
Affiliations and expertise
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