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Demarcating probability theories by their degree of agent-dependency
Speaker(s): Jochen Rau
Abstract: Recent advances in quantum computation and quantum information theory have led to revived interest in, and cross-fertilisation with, foundational issues of quantum theory. In particular, it has become apparent that quantum theory may be interpreted as but a variant of the classical theory of probabi... read more
Date: 14/08/2009 - 2:30 pm

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On quantum vs. classical probability
Speaker(s): Jochen Rau
Abstract: Both classical probability theory and quantum theory lend themselves to a Bayesian interpretation where probabilities represent degrees of belief, and where the various rules for combining and updating probabilities are but algorithms for plausible reasoning in the face of uncertainty. I elucidate t... read more
Date: 13/01/2009 - 4:00 pm
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