Von Neumann Was Not a Quantum Bayesian
arXiv:1412.2409 · doi:10.1098/rsta.2015.0235
Abstract
Wikipedia has claimed for over three years now that John von Neumann was the "first quantum Bayesian." In context, this reads as stating that von Neumann inaugurated QBism, the approach to quantum theory promoted by Fuchs, Mermin and Schack. This essay explores how such a claim is, historically speaking, unsupported.
25 pages, written in response to 1 sentence on Wikipedia. v3: journal version, plus deleted scenes
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