Categories of empirical models

MaRDI QIDQ3385639zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Martti Karvonen

Publication date 20 December 2021

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.01514, http://eptcs.web.cse.unsw.edu.au/paper.cgi?QPL2018.14

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Natural morphisms, dinatural morphisms (18A23) Functor categories, comma categories (18A25) Presheaves and sheaves, stacks, descent conditions (category-theoretic aspects) (18F20)

Abstract: A notion of morphism that is suitable for the sheaf-theoretic approach to contextuality is developed, resulting in a resource theory for contextuality. The key features involve using an underlying relation rather than a function between measurement scenarios, and allowing for stochastic mappings of outcomes to outcomes. This formalizes an intuitive idea of using one empirical model to simulate another one with the help of pre-shared classical randomness. This allows one to reinterpret concepts and earlier results in terms of morphisms. Most notably: non-contextual models are precisely those allowing a morphism from the terminal object; contextual fraction is functorial; Graham-reductions induce morphisms, reinterpreting Vorob'evs theorem; contextual models cannot be cloned.

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