Consistency and Linearity in Quantum Theory
Caticha, Ariel
arXiv, 9803086 / Harvested from arXiv
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Quantum theory is formulated as the uniquely consistent way to manipulate probability amplitudes. The crucial ingredient is a consistency constraint: if the amplitude of a quantum process can be computed in two different ways, the two answers must agree. The constraint is expressed in the form of functional equations the solution of which leads to the usual sum and product rules for amplitudes. An immediate consequence is that the Schrodinger equation must be linear: non-linear variants of quantum mechanics violate the requirement of consistency. PACS: 03.65.Bz, 03.65.Ca.
Publié le : 1998-03-31
Classification:  Quantum Physics,  Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics,  General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology,  Mathematical Physics 
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Caticha, Ariel. Consistency and Linearity in Quantum Theory. arXiv, Tome 1998 (1998) no. 0, . http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/9803086/