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View SchemaWhy can states and measurement outcomes be represented as vectors?
| Authors | Piero G. L. Mana |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0305117 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0305117 |
Abstract
It is shown how, given a "probability data table" for a quantum or classical system, the representation of states and measurement outcomes as vectors in a real vector space follows in a natural way. Some properties of the resulting sets of these vectors are discussed, as well as some connexions with the quantum-mechanical formalism.
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