Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Wave functions
- 3 Linear algebra in Dirac notation
- 4 Physical properties
- 5 Probabilities and physical variables
- 6 Composite systems and tensor products
- 7 Unitary dynamics
- 8 Stochastic histories
- 9 The Born rule
- 10 Consistent histories
- 11 Checking consistency
- 12 Examples of consistent families
- 13 Quantum interference
- 14 Dependent (contextual) events
- 15 Density matrices
- 16 Quantum reasoning
- 17 Measurements I
- 18 Measurements II
- 19 Coins and counterfactuals
- 20 Delayed choice paradox
- 21 Indirect measurement paradox
- 22 Incompatibility paradoxes
- 23 Singlet state correlations
- 24 EPR paradox and Bell inequalities
- 25 Hardy's paradox
- 26 Decoherence and the classical limit
- 27 Quantum theory and reality
- Bibliography
- References
- Index
12 - Examples of consistent families
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Wave functions
- 3 Linear algebra in Dirac notation
- 4 Physical properties
- 5 Probabilities and physical variables
- 6 Composite systems and tensor products
- 7 Unitary dynamics
- 8 Stochastic histories
- 9 The Born rule
- 10 Consistent histories
- 11 Checking consistency
- 12 Examples of consistent families
- 13 Quantum interference
- 14 Dependent (contextual) events
- 15 Density matrices
- 16 Quantum reasoning
- 17 Measurements I
- 18 Measurements II
- 19 Coins and counterfactuals
- 20 Delayed choice paradox
- 21 Indirect measurement paradox
- 22 Incompatibility paradoxes
- 23 Singlet state correlations
- 24 EPR paradox and Bell inequalities
- 25 Hardy's paradox
- 26 Decoherence and the classical limit
- 27 Quantum theory and reality
- Bibliography
- References
- Index
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- Consistent Quantum Theory , pp. 159 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001