Quote: with a base state of a quantum-mechanical system, the future is independent of the past

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We want to emphasize again what we mean … [of a quantum mechanical system]. … One condition is that if you have a … have a complete set of base states, [the amplitude to go between any two states is the sum of the amplitudes to go between the two states via each base state]. There is, however, no unique set of base states. … Another condition on a set of base states … if we have a (+T) state, there is … [p. 5-12] We can see that there must be … [if the sum of the corresponding probabilities is 1]. … it follows that for any states .psi. and … [the amplitude from .chi. to .psi. is the complex conjugate of the amplitude from .psi. to .chi.] …   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: the amplitude to get between quantum-mechanical states is the sum of the amplitudes to go between their base states

Quote: all base states of a quantum-mechanical system are completely different

Quote: the amplitude to go from one quantum-mechanical state to another is the complex conjugate of the amplitude to go in the opposite direction

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