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The origin of probability

Author(s): Michał Heller
Subject(s): Philosophy of Science
Published by: Copernicus Center Press
Keywords: probability theory; dynamics; noncommutative geometry; free calculus of probability; classical probability; quantum probability;

Summary/Abstract: After briefly reviewing classical and quantum aspects of probability, basic concepts of the noncommutative calculus of probability (called also free calculus of probability) and its possible application to model the fundamental level of physics are presented. It is shown that the pair (M, *), where M is a (noncommutative) von Neumann algebra, and a state on it, is both a dynamical object and a probabilistic object. In this way, dynamics and probability can be unified in noncommutative geometry. Some philosophical consequences of such an approach are indicated.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 38
  • Page Range: 61-75
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish