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In the previous chapter the quantum statistical model was introduced in its simplest finite-dimensional form. However to describe many interesting and important properties of quantum-mechanical objects the infinitedimensional generalization of this model is needed, where matrices are replaced by operators in a Hilbert space.
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Holevo, A. (2011). Mathematics of quantum theory. In: Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects of Quantum Theory. Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore. Edizioni della Normale. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-7642-378-9_2
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