Fuzzy \(\sigma\) algebras of physics (Q1064522)

In this paper the concept of a statistical \(\sigma\)-algebra is introduced, and then the representation theorem is established, stating that any statistical \(\sigma\)-algebra satisfying the superposition principle and some additional dimensional requirement can be identified with the \(\sigma\)-orthoposet consisting of the closed subspaces of some inner product vector space over an involutive division ring. The classical statistical \(\sigma\)-algebras, for which the superposition principle does not hold, are shown to be the ordinary \(\sigma\)-algebras of sets. The general theory developed in the paper is later on interpreted in terms of the concepts of classical and quantum theory, respectively, and some connections with the theory of fuzzy sets are established.