Quantum probability from decision theory?

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 456, Issue 1997, 2000, Pages 1175-1182

  Barnum, H ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Caves, C M ^a   Flnkelstbin, J ^a   Fuchs, C A ^a   Schack, R ^a  

^a HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Gleason's theorem; Probability; Quantum theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746459283     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2000.0557     Document Type: Article

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