Book contents
- Looking Ahead
- Looking Ahead
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Setting the Stage
- Part II Psychological Theories
- Part III Mathematical Theories
- Chapter 13 Number Crunching
- Chapter 14 Learned Activation Patterns of Simple Connected Processing Units
- Chapter 15 Reducing Surprisal and Entropy
- Chapter 16 Probabilistic Beliefs about the State of the World
- Chapter 17 Quantum Probabilities
- Part IV Neurobiological Theories
- Part V The Future of Prediction
- Notes
- Index
- References
Chapter 17 - Quantum Probabilities
Prediction Involves the Mathematical Formalisms of Quantum Theory
from Part III - Mathematical Theories
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 March 2025
- Looking Ahead
- Looking Ahead
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Setting the Stage
- Part II Psychological Theories
- Part III Mathematical Theories
- Chapter 13 Number Crunching
- Chapter 14 Learned Activation Patterns of Simple Connected Processing Units
- Chapter 15 Reducing Surprisal and Entropy
- Chapter 16 Probabilistic Beliefs about the State of the World
- Chapter 17 Quantum Probabilities
- Part IV Neurobiological Theories
- Part V The Future of Prediction
- Notes
- Index
- References
Summary
Quantum theory provides another way to formalize uncertainty. Quantum probability theory can be used to model phenomena such as order effects which cannot be straightforwardly modeled within classical probability theory. Key concepts of quantum theory including superposition states, noncommutative operations, and entanglement provide new angles and explanations for some predictive phenomena.
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- Looking AheadThe New Science of the Predictive Mind, pp. 188 - 198Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025