Improving the proof of the Born rule using a physical requirement on the dynamics of quantum particles

Yakir Aharonov; Tomer Shushi

doi:10.1007/s40509-024-00322-x

Improving the proof of the Born rule using a physical requirement on the dynamics of quantum particles

Yakir Aharonov, Tomer Shushi

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Abstract

We propose a complete proof of the Born rule using an additional postulate stating that for a short enough time Δt between two measurements, a property of a particle will keep its values fixed. This dynamical postulate allows us to produce the Born rule in its explicit form by improving the result given in [1]. While the proposed postulate is still not part of the quantum mechanics postulates, every experiment obeys it, and it cannot be deduced using the standard postulates of quantum mechanics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-290
Number of pages	4
Journal	Quantum Studies: Mathematics and Foundations
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40509-024-00322-x
State	Published - Jun 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Born rule
Quantum dynamics
Quantum foundations
Quantum probabilities

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Mathematical Physics

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