Conditional probabilities and statistical independence in quantum theory
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 19 (8) , 1705-1710
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.523868
Abstract
The problem of defining conditional probabilities and the notion of statistical independence in quantum theory is analyzed. It is shown that (unlike in classical probability theory) the conditional probabilities of a given set of events can be determined only if the sequence of all the experiments performed on the system is also specified. Such a specification is necessary also for the concept of statistical independence to become physically meaningful.Keywords
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