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Informational incompleteness of the observablesS x ,S y ,S z for spin-1 systems

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By a counter-example, we show that the set of the three spin components Sx, Sy, Sz of spin-1 systems is not informationally complete.

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  1. P. Busch and P. J. Lahti, “The determination of the past and the future of a physical system in quantum mechanics,”Found. Phys. 19, 633–678 (1989).

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  2. W. Stulpe and M. Singer, “Some remarks on the determination of quantum states by measurements,” preprint submitted for publication inFound. Phys. Lett.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, D-1000, Berlin 12, Federal Republic of Germany

    Matthias Singer & Werner Stulpe

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Singer, M., Stulpe, W. Informational incompleteness of the observablesS x ,S y ,S z for spin-1 systems. Found Phys 20, 471–472 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00731714

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