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Those aren't probabilities, those are probability amplitudes. Why call something a probability, if it doesn't follow probability axioms?
by red75prime 8y ago
Those aren't probabilities, those are probability amplitudes. Why call something a probability, if it doesn't follow probability axioms?
- DoctorOetker 8y agoI totally agree, the poster understands the calculation rules, but calls the wave function or amplitudes the probabilities, where practically everyone calls their norm squared the probability (or probability density)
- ahelwer 8y agoIt was for pedagogical purposes. I mentioned they were actually called amplitudes. For the intended audience, the difference doesn't matter. Scott Aaronson uses a similar tactic on p110 of Quantum Computing Since Democritus.