Monday, March 12, 2012

1203.2035 (John C. Baez et al.)

A Noether Theorem for Markov Processes    [PDF]

John C. Baez, Brendan Fong
Noether's theorem links the symmetries of a quantum system with its conserved quantities, and is a cornerstone of quantum mechanics. Here we prove a version of Noether's theorem for Markov processes. In quantum mechanics, an observable commutes with the Hamiltonian if and only if its expected value remains constant in time for every state. For Markov processes that no longer holds, but an observable commutes with the Hamiltonian if and only if both its expected value and standard deviation are constant in time for every state.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.2035

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