Quantum Probability via the Method of Arbitrary Functions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.16457v1
• Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 21:00:11 GMT
• Title: Quantum Probability via the Method of Arbitrary Functions
• Authors: Liam Bonds, Brooke Burson, Kade Cicchella, Benjamin H. Feintzeig, Lynnx, Alia Yusaini,
• Abstract summary: We argue that in a toy model of quantum measurement the Born rule probabilities can be derived from the unitary Schr"odinger dynamics. Our results establish the Born rule as a type of universal limiting behavior that is independent of the precise initial dynamical parameters.
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• Abstract: The goal of this paper is to apply the collection of mathematical tools known as the "method of arbitrary functions" to analyze how probability arises from quantum dynamics. We argue that in a toy model of quantum measurement the Born rule probabilities can be derived from the unitary Schr\"odinger dynamics when certain dynamical parameters are treated as themselves random variables with initial probability distributions. Specifically, we study the perturbed double well model, in which the perturbation is treated as a random variable, and we show that for arbitrary initial distributions within a certain class, the dynamics yields the Born rule probabilities in the joint limits given by long times and small values of Planck's constant (the classical limit). Our results establish the Born rule as a type of universal limiting behavior that is independent of the precise initial dynamical parameters.

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