Transfer principle in quantum set theory

dc.creatorOzawa, Masanao
dc.date2006-04-15
dc.date2006-10-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:31:36Z
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dc.descriptionIn 1981, Takeuti introduced quantum set theory as the quantum counterpart of Boolean valued models of set theory by constructing a model of set theory based on quantum logic represented by the lattice of closed subspaces in a Hilbert space and showed that appropriate quantum counterparts of ZFC axioms hold in the model. Here, Takeuti's formulation is extended to construct a model of set theory based on the logic represented by the lattice of projections in an arbitrary von Neumann algebra. A transfer principle is established that enables us to transfer theorems of ZFC to their quantum counterparts holding in the model. The set of real numbers in the model is shown to be in one-to-one correspondence with the set of self-adjoint operators affiliated with the von Neumann algebra generated by the logic. Despite the difficulty pointed out by Takeuti that equality axioms do not generally hold in quantum set theory, it is shown that equality axioms hold for any real numbers in the model. It is also shown that any observational proposition in quantum mechanics can be represented by a corresponding statement for real numbers in the model with the truth value consistent with the standard formulation of quantum mechanics, and that the equality relation between two real numbers in the model is equivalent with the notion of perfect correlation between corresponding observables (self-adjoint operators) in quantum mechanics. The paper is concluded with some remarks on the relevance to quantum set theory of the choice of the implication connective in quantum logic.
dc.description25 pages, to appear in JSL
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0604349
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0604349
dc.identifierJ. Symbolic Logic 72 (2007), 625-648.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138545
dc.subjectLogic
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subject03E70;03E40;03G12;81P10
dc.titleTransfer principle in quantum set theory
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