Negative probabilities

2020/11/24 by Yuri Gurevich, Vladimir Vovk, Gurevich, Yuri +1
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #60F15 (Secondary) #81S30 (Primary) 60A05 #Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Probability (math.PR) #Probability and Statistical Research #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2011.12393

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Abstract

We explain, on the example of Wigner's quasiprobability distribution, how negative probabilities may be used in the foundations of probability.

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