Characterising through Erasing: A Theoretical Framework for Representing Documents Inspired by Quantum Theory

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dc.creatorHuertas-Rosero, Álvaro Francisco
dc.creatorAzzopardi, Leif
dc.creatorvan Rijsbergen, C. J.
dc.date2008-02-12
dc.date2008-02-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:21:22Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:21:22Z
dc.descriptionThe problem of representing text documents within an Information Retrieval system is formulated as an analogy to the problem of representing the quantum states of a physical system. Lexical measurements of text are proposed as a way of representing documents which are akin to physical measurements on quantum states. Consequently, the representation of the text is only known after measurements have been made, and because the process of measuring may destroy parts of the text, the document is characterised through erasure. The mathematical foundations of such a quantum representation of text are provided in this position paper as a starting point for indexing and retrieval within a ``quantum like'' Information Retrieval system.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures, Quantum Interaction Symposium 2008
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0802.1738
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0802.1738
dc.identifierProceedings of Quantum Interaction Symposium 2008
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155001
dc.subjectInformation Retrieval
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subjectH.3.1
dc.titleCharacterising through Erasing: A Theoretical Framework for Representing Documents Inspired by Quantum Theory
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