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An operator-valued Lyapunov theorem

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Date

2019

Keywords

Lyapunov Theorem, operator valued measure, quantum probability measure, atomic and nonatomic measures

Abstract (summary)

We generalize Lyapunov's convexity theorem for classical (scalar-valued) measures to quantum (operator-valued) measures. In particular, we show that the range of a nonatomic quantum probability measure is a weak*-closed convex set of quantum effects (positive operators bounded above by the identity operator) under a sufficient condition on the non-injectivity of integration. To prove the operator-valued version of Lyapunov's theorem, we must first define the notions of essentially bounded, essential support, and essential range for quantum random variables (Borel measurable functions from a set to the bounded linear operators acting on a Hilbert space).

Publication Information

Plosker, S., & Ramsey, C. (2019). An operator-valued Lyapunov theorem. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 469(1), 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmaa.2018.09.003

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Item Type

Article Post-Print

Language

English

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)