arXiv:quant-ph/9805011

The Piecewise Deterministic Process Associated to EEQT

Ph. Blanchard, Arkadiusz Jadczyk, Robert Olkiewicz

Published May 4, 1998• 5 citations

Abstract

In the framework of Event Enhanced Quantum Theory (EEQT) a probabilistic construction of the piecewise deterministic process associated with a dynamical semigroup is presented. The process generates sample histories of individual systems quantums systems continuously coupled to classical measuring devices; it gives a unique algorithm generating time series of pointer readings in real experiments with quantum systems.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/9805011

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