Observables, maximal symmetric operators and POV measures in quantum mechanics

Kay Kong Wan; RH Fountain; ZY Tao

doi:10.1088/0305-4470/28/8/028

Observables, maximal symmetric operators and POV measures in quantum mechanics

Kay Kong Wan, RH Fountain, ZY Tao

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

There has been a lot of interest in generalizing orthodox quantum mechanics to include pov measures as observables, namely as unsharp observables. Such pov measures are related to symmetric operators. The present paper examines how symmetric operators arise and how they can represent observables.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2379-2393
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume	28
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/28/8/028
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 1995

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Observables, maximal symmetric operators and POV measures in quantum mechanics

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