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Every quantum state can be represented as a probability distribution over the outcomes of an informationally complete measurement. But not all probability distributions correspond to quantum states. Quantum state space may thus be thought of as a restricted subset of all potentially available probabilities. A recent publication (Fuchs and Schack,arXiv:0906.2187v1,2009) advocates such a representation using symmetric informationally complete (SIC) measurements. Building upon this work we study how this subset—quantum-state space—might be characterized. Our leading characteristic is that the inner products of the probabilities are bounded, a simple condition with nontrivial consequences. To get quantum-state space something more detailed about the extreme points is needed. No definitive characterization is reached, but we see several new interesting features over those in Fuchs and Schack (arXiv:0906.2187v1,2009), and all in conformity with quantum theory.
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D. M. Appleby, Åsa Ericsson & Christopher A. Fuchs
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Appleby, D.M., Ericsson, Å. & Fuchs, C.A. Properties of QBist State Spaces.Found Phys41, 564–579 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-010-9458-7
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