On the sharpness and bias of quantum effects

TY - JOUR

T1 - On the sharpness and bias of quantum effects

AU - Busch, Paul

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PY - 2009/7

Y1 - 2009/7

N2 - The question of quantifying the sharpness (or unsharpness) of a quantum mechanical effect is investigated. Apart from sharpness, another property, bias, is found to be relevant for the joint measurability or coexistence of two effects. Measures of bias will be defined and examples given.

AB - The question of quantifying the sharpness (or unsharpness) of a quantum mechanical effect is investigated. Apart from sharpness, another property, bias, is found to be relevant for the joint measurability or coexistence of two effects. Measures of bias will be defined and examples given.

KW - quantum measurement

KW - joint observable

KW - coexistence

KW - effect

KW - unsharp observable

KW - bias

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U2 - 10.1007/s10701-009-9287-8

DO - 10.1007/s10701-009-9287-8

M3 - Article

VL - 39

SP - 712

EP - 730

JO - Foundations of Physics

JF - Foundations of Physics

SN - 0015-9018

IS - 7

ER -