The emergence of probabilities in anhomomorphic logic

Details The emergence of probabilities in anhomomorphic logic The emergence of probabilities in anhomomorphic logic

2009-07-04

arxiv.org/abs/0907.0754v1

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 174, 012054 (2009)

Physics

Quantum Physics

Contribution for the DICE2008 conferennce

Scientific paper

10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012054

Anhomomorphic logic is a new interpretation of Quantum Theory (due to R. Sorkin). It is a histories formulation (c.f. consistent histories, quantum measure theory). In this approach, reality is a co-event, which is essentially an assignment of a truth value {True, False} to each question. The way this assignment is done mimics classical physics in as much as possible allowing however for sufficient flexibility to accommodate quantum 'paradoxes', as is shown by the analysis of Kochen-Specker theorem. In this contribution, after briefly reviewing the approach, we will examine how probabilistic predictions can arise. The Cournot principle and the use of approximate preclusions will play a crucial role. Facing similar problems in interpreting probability as in classical probability theory, we will resort to the weak form of Cournot principle, where possible realities will be preclusive co-events and the quantum measure is used to obtain predictions. Examples considered, includes the fair coin and the double slit pattern arguably one of the most important paradigms for quantum theory.

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