Episode 63: Gleason's Theorem with Blake Stacey

03/20/22 • 44 min

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Jim talks with Blake Stacey about Gleason's Theorem, a foundational topic in the foundations of quantum mechanics. Gleason's theorem gives us a set of characteristic states for a measurement and the probability rule associated measuring them. This is the first part of the interview. The second part will discuss recent attempts to replace the Born Rule.
Show Notes: http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/63

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Show Notes: http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/62

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Episode 64: Born's Rule with Blake Stacey

Jim talks with Blake Stacey about recent attempts to replace Born's rule. Born's rule is the principle used in quantum mechanics that associates quantum states to the probability of measurement. There has been a recent interest in Quantum Foundations to try to find a less arbitrary rationale for this procedure.
Show Notes: http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/64