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The quantum probability calculus

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This article was written during a visit to the University of Colorado in Boulder. It is a pleasure to thank Professor K. Gustafson, who made this visit possible. Thanks are also due to Professor B. Misra for an important remark concerning the joint distribution of noncompatible observables.

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Jauch, J.M. The quantum probability calculus. Synthese 29, 131–154 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484955

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