PhyslibAlpha.ProbabilisticTheory.Classical.BoundedMeasurable
Observables of a sample space
i. Overview
The observables of a sample space `Ω` are the bounded measurable functions on `Ω`, ordered pointwise, with the constant function `1` as order unit. They form a classical system whose observables are even a lattice. For a mechanical system, `Ω` is its phase space; for a measurement, `Ω` is its set of outcomes. Asking whether the outcome lies in a measurable set `A` is the effect `1_A`; these effects form the effect-valued measure of the outcome.
ii. Key results
- `BoundedMeasurable Ω` is an order-unit lattice.
- `BoundedMeasurable.indicatorEffect` : the effect testing whether the outcome lies in a set.
- `BoundedMeasurable.outcomeMeasurement` : the effect-valued measure of the outcome.
iii. Table of contents
- A. The order-unit space
- B. Indicator effects
A. The order-unit space
B. Indicator effects
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is an order unit space
The space of bounded measurable functions on a sample space , denoted by , forms an order unit space. In this space, the order is defined pointwise, and the constant function serves as the order unit. This means that and for any bounded measurable function , there exists a natural number such that .
is an Archimedean order unit space
The space of bounded measurable functions on a sample space , denoted by , forms an Archimedean order unit space. This property ensures that the order unit space satisfies the Archimedean property: for any bounded measurable function , if for all (where is the constant identity function and the inequality is pointwise), then .
is an order-unit lattice
The space of bounded measurable functions on a sample space , denoted by , forms an order-unit lattice. This structure means that is both an Archimedean order unit space (with the constant function as the order unit) and a lattice under the pointwise partial order. Specifically, for any two functions , their pointwise supremum and pointwise infimum are also bounded measurable functions within the space.
Indicator effect of a measurable set
Given a measurable subset of a sample space, the indicator effect is the indicator function regarded as an element of the space of bounded measurable functions . This function takes the value if the outcome is in and otherwise. It constitutes an effect because it satisfies the condition within the order-unit space of bounded measurable functions.
in
For any measurable subset , the indicator effect of , denoted as , is equal to the indicator function when viewed as an element of the space of bounded measurable functions .
The effect-valued measure of the outcome
For a sample space , the outcome measurement is the effect-valued measure that maps each measurable set to its corresponding indicator effect . This measure takes values in the order-unit space of bounded measurable functions , where an effect is a function satisfying .
