On the need to adapt de Finetti's probability interpretation to QM

Gérard Emch

Banach Center Publications (1998)

  • Volume: 43, Issue: 1, page 157-166
  • ISSN: 0137-6934

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von Neumann's reliance on the von Mises frequentist interpretation is discussed and compared with the Dutchbook approach proposed by de Finetti.

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Emch, Gérard. "On the need to adapt de Finetti's probability interpretation to QM." Banach Center Publications 43.1 (1998): 157-166. <http://eudml.org/doc/208834>.

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