On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 4:13:31 PM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 12:14:31 AM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> *The Concept of Probability in Quantum Mechanics* >>> *Richard P. Feynman* >>> 1951 >>> http://www.johnboccio.com/research/quantum/notes/Feynman-Prob.pdf >>> >>> *Evolving Realities for Quantum Measure Theory* >>> Henry Wilkes >>> September 28, 2018 >>> https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.10427.pdf >>> >>> >>> @philipthrift >>> >> >> The statistical interpretation of QM asserts that the probabilities refer >> virtually solely to ensembles and not to individual >> > > > > I suppose. > > But this is more like the interpretation of probabilities as propensities. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propensity_probability : > > Propensities are not relative frequencies, but purported *causes* of the > observed stable relative frequencies. > > In addition to explaining the emergence of stable relative frequencies, > the idea of propensity is motivated by the desire to make sense of > *single-case > probability attributions in **quantum mechanics* > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics>, such as the > probability of decay <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay> of > a particular atom <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom> at a particular > time. > > > Sum over histories is also sum over possibilities - each possibility has a > propensity. > > @philipthrift >
The statistical interpretation could also fit the frequentist interpretation of probability. Truthfully, it's not clear what propensity means; sounds related to preferred bases, concerning which I have grave doubts. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/d50abf22-bc9c-4ad3-a8e5-b48f156f1cdb%40googlegroups.com.
