Convex and linear effect algebras (Q1970536)

In the paper it is shown that convex effect algebras arise naturally in the description of physical statistical system. It is proved that a convex effect algebra \(P\) posseses a separating (resp. an order determining) set of states if and only if the corrsponding ordered linear space \((V,K)\) has no nonzero \(u\)-infinitesimals (resp. \((V,K)\) is an order unit space). Using these assertions it is shown that an effect algebra \(P\) is imbeddable in an interval \([\theta,u]\) of an order unit space if and only if the state space of \(P\) is order determining. An element \(a\) of effect algebra is sharp (resp. extremal) if \(a\wedge a'=0\) (resp. \(a=\lambda b\oplus (1-\lambda)c\) for \(\lambda\in (0,1)\) implies that \(b=c\)). Some properties of sharp and extremal elements are considered. One of the basic result is the following Theorem. Suppose that the state space of \([\theta,u]\) is sharply determining. (i) Every sharp element of \([\theta,u]\) is extremal and hence the sharp and extreme elements of \([\theta,u]\) coincide. (ii) If \(a,b\in [\theta,u]\) are sharp and \(a\perp b\) then \(a\oplus b\) is sharp. An alternative definition of a convex effect algebra called a \(CE\)-algebra is considered. It is shown that a convex effect algebra \(P\) is an \(MV\)-algebra if and only if \(P\) is lattice ordered.