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Positive operator-valued measure (POVM)

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Quantum theory Quantum measurement Generalized measurement postulate
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A positive operator-valued measure is a family of positive operators Ei​ satisfying ∑i​Ei​=I. It determines measurement probabilities Pr(i)=Tr(Ei​ρ); choosing measurement operators with Ei​=Mi†​Mi​ additionally determines state updates.

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