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Is quantum probability rational?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Alasdair I. Houston  and
Karoline Wiesner
Alasdair I. Houston
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom. a.i.houston@bristol.ac.ukhttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/people/alasdair-i-houston/overview.html
Karoline Wiesner
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TW, United Kingdom. k.wiesner@bristol.ac.ukhttp://www.maths.bristol.ac.uk/~enxkw/
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Abstract

We concentrate on two aspects of the article by Pothos & Busemeyer (P&B): the relationship between classical and quantum probability and quantum probability as a basis for rational decisions. We argue that the mathematical relationship between classical and quantum probability is not quite what the authors claim. Furthermore, it might be premature to regard quantum probability as the best practical rational scheme for decision making.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 291 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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