It is fairly well known that one of Hilbert’s famous list of
problems is that of developing an axiomatic theory of mathematical
probability theory (this problem could be said to have been solved by
Khintchine, Kolmogorov, and
Levy), and also among the list is the “axiomatization of physics.
What is not so well known is that these are two parts of one and the
same problem, namely, the sixth, and that the axiomatics of
probability are discussed in the context of the foundations of
statistical mechanics. Although Hilbert could not have known it when
he formulated his problems, probability theory is also central to the
foundations of quantum theory. In this book, I wish to describe a very
different interface between probability and mathematical physics,
namely, the use of certain notions of integration in function spaces
as technical tools in quantum physics. Although Nelson has proposed
some connection between these notions and foundational questions, we
shall deal solely with their use to answer a variety of questions in
conventional quantum theory.
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ISBN
9780080874029
Publisert
2013
Utgiver
Elsevier S & T
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
295
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