Interprétation de la mécanique quantiqueUne interprétation de la mécanique quantique est une tentative d'explication de la façon dont la théorie mathématique de la mécanique quantique « correspond » à la réalité. Bien que la mécanique quantique ait fait l'objet de démonstrations rigoureuses dans une gamme extraordinairement large d'expériences (aucune prédiction de la mécanique quantique n'a été contredite par l'expérience), il existe un certain nombre d'écoles de pensée concurrentes sur son interprétation.
Particle decayIn particle physics, particle decay is the spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles. The particles created in this process (the final state) must each be less massive than the original, although the total invariant mass of the system must be conserved. A particle is unstable if there is at least one allowed final state that it can decay into. Unstable particles will often have multiple ways of decaying, each with its own associated probability.
Mécanique quantique relationnelleLa mécanique quantique relationnelle (MQR) est une interprétation de la mécanique quantique qui traite l'état d'un système quantique comme étant dépendant de l'observateur, c'est-à-dire que l'état est la relation entre l'observateur et le système. Cette interprétation a été décrite pour la première fois par Carlo Rovelli en 1994, et a été développée depuis par un certain nombre de théoriciens. Elle s'inspire d'une idée clé de la relativité restreinte, selon laquelle les détails d'une observation dépendent du cadre de référence de l'observateur, et utilise certaines idées de Wheeler sur l'information quantique .
Optical phase spaceIn quantum optics, an optical phase space is a phase space in which all quantum states of an optical system are described. Each point in the optical phase space corresponds to a unique state of an optical system. For any such system, a plot of the quadratures against each other, possibly as functions of time, is called a phase diagram. If the quadratures are functions of time then the optical phase diagram can show the evolution of a quantum optical system with time.
LindbladianIn quantum mechanics, the Gorini–Kossakowski–Sudarshan–Lindblad equation (GKSL equation, named after Vittorio Gorini, Andrzej Kossakowski, George Sudarshan and Göran Lindblad), master equation in Lindblad form, quantum Liouvillian, or Lindbladian is one of the general forms of Markovian master equations describing open quantum systems. It generalizes the Schrödinger equation to open quantum systems; that is, systems in contacts with their surroundings.
Quasiprobability distributionA quasiprobability distribution is a mathematical object similar to a probability distribution but which relaxes some of Kolmogorov's axioms of probability theory. Quasiprobabilities share several of general features with ordinary probabilities, such as, crucially, the ability to yield expectation values with respect to the weights of the distribution. However, they can violate the σ-additivity axiom: integrating over them does not necessarily yield probabilities of mutually exclusive states.
Statistical conclusion validityStatistical conclusion validity is the degree to which conclusions about the relationship among variables based on the data are correct or "reasonable". This began as being solely about whether the statistical conclusion about the relationship of the variables was correct, but now there is a movement towards moving to "reasonable" conclusions that use: quantitative, statistical, and qualitative data. Fundamentally, two types of errors can occur: type I (finding a difference or correlation when none exists) and type II (finding no difference or correlation when one exists).