Quantum Histories and Their Implications

Details Quantum Histories and Their Implications Quantum Histories and Their Implications

1996-07-30

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9607073v4

Lect.Notes Phys. 559 (2000) 93-115

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

To appear in ``Relativistic Quantum Measurement and Decoherence'', F. Petruccione (ed.), Springer-Verlag

Scientific paper

Classical mechanics and standard Copenhagen quantum mechanics respect subspace implications. For example, if a particle is confined in a particular region $R$ of space, then in these theories we can deduce that it is confined in regions containing $R$. However, subspace implications are generally violated by versions of quantum theory that assign probabilities to histories, such as the consistent histories approach. I define here a new criterion, ordered consistency, which refines the criterion of consistency and has the property that inferences made by ordered consistent sets do not violate subspace relations. This raises the question: do the operators defining our observations form an ordered consistent history? If so, ordered consistency defines a version of quantum theory with greater predictive power than the consistent histories formalism. If not, and our observations are defined by a non-ordered consistent quantum history, then subspace implications are not generally valid.

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