Von Neumann was not a Quantum Bayesian

Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2016 May 28;374(2068):20150235. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0235.

Abstract

Wikipedia has claimed for over 3 years now that John von Neumann was the 'first quantum Bayesian'. In context, this reads as stating that von Neumann inaugurated QBism, the approach to quantum theory promoted by Fuchs, Mermin and Schack. This essay explores how such a claim is, historically speaking, unsupported.

Keywords: QBism; Quantum Bayesianism; von Neumann.

Publication types

  • Review