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Satosi Watanabe | |
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 Watanabe and his son, May 1949 | |
| Born | May 26, 1910 |
| Died | October 15, 1993 (aged 83) Tokyo |
| Other names | 渡辺 慧 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
Satosi Watanabe (渡辺 慧, Watanabe Satosi, 26 May 1910 – 15 October 1993) was a theoretical physicist. He studied various topics, such as the time reversal of quantum mechanics, pattern recognition, cognitive science, and the concept of time. He was the first physicist who claimed that quantum probability theory is time-asymmetric (irreversible; non-invariant under time reversal), and reject the conventional analysis of the time reversal of probability laws. He developed the Double Inferential Vector Formalism (DIVF), later known as the Two-state vector formalism (TSVF), which is sometimes interpreted as contradicting his claim of time-asymmetry, but this is a misunderstanding. He also proposed the Ugly duckling theorem.[1][2]
- ^ Watanabe, Satosi (1969). Knowing and Guessing: A Quantitative Study of Inference and Information (page scan). New York: Wiley. pp. 376–377.[dead link]
- ^ Satosi Watanabe (1965). "Une Explication Mathématique du Classement d'Objets". In Stanislas I. Dockx; Paul Bernays (eds.). Information and Prediction in Science. New York: Academic Press. pp. 39–76. LCCN 64-24655. OCLC 522269.