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arXiv:quant-ph/0701118 · International Journal of Modern Physics B

THE LÜDERS POSTULATE AND THE DISTINGUISHABILITY OF OBSERVABLES

BERNHARD K. MEISTER

Published Sep 30, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Lüders postulate is reviewed and implications for the distinguishability of observables are discussed. As an example the distinguishability of two similar spin-[Formula: see text] particle observables is described and implementation issues are briefly analyzed.
DOI
10.1142/s0217979207045566

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