Physics of Particles and Nuclei
Algebraic and Statistical Methods in Quantum and Gravitational Physics
D. A. Slavnov
Abstract
Abstract A scheme for constructing quantum mechanics is described, in which the Hilbert space and linear operators are not the primary notions of the theory. Instead, a variant of the algebraic approach is considered. The noncommutative algebra elements (observables) and the functionals on this algebra (elementary states), which are associated with the results of individual measurements, are used as primary notions. This scheme makes it possible, on the one hand, to use the apparatus of the classical (Kolmogorov) probability theory, and on the other hand, to reproduce the standard mathematical apparatus of quantum mechanics and determine the limits to its applicability.