Observables, maximal symmetric operators, POV measures and their applications in quantum mechanics

Approximate observables, their description in terms of POV measures and the subsequent extension of the orthodox notion of observable are examined. The sense in which the approximate observables are non-ideal observables is considered and a generalised concept of ideal observable is proposed. The co...

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Main Author: Fountain, Robert H.
Other Authors: Wan, K. K.
Published: University of St Andrews 1996
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571486