# Time-symmetric formulation of quantum mechanics.

@article{Reznik1995TimesymmetricFO,
title={Time-symmetric formulation of quantum mechanics.},
author={Reznik and Aharonov},
journal={Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics},
year={1995},
volume={52 4},
pages={
2538-2550
}
}
• Published 1995
• Physics, Medicine
• Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
We explore further the suggestion to describe a pre- and postselected system by a two-state, which is determined by two conditions. Starting with a formal definition of a two-state Hilbert space and basic operations, we systematically recast the basics of quantum mechanics\char22{}dynamics, observables, and measurement theory\char22{}in terms of two-states as the elementary quantities. We find a simple and suggestive formulation that "unifies" two complementary observables: probabilistic… Expand
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