Random, Complex, and Quantum

Artur Ekert
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Artur Ekert: University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute

Chapter Chapter 8 in The Art of Science, 2014, pp 191-204 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract I always found it an interesting coincidence that the two basic ingredients of modern quantum theory, namely probability and complex numbers, were discovered by the same person, an extraordinary man of many talents, a gambling scholar by the name of Girolamo Cardano.

Keywords: Quantum Theory; Complex Number; Negative Number; Transition Matrice; Interference Term (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02111-9_8

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