Tuesday, 8 May 2018

How to connect these two formulations regarding the need for a density matrix in quantum mechanics?


I found these two formulations:


The density matrix is:


1) "needed if we consider a system that is part of a larger closed system."


2) "needed for a system to be in a statistical ensemble of different state vectors."



What is the link between them bringing one to see their equivalence?




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