On spectral theory in effect algebras (Q2889982)

Let \(L\) be the projection lattice of a complex Hilbert space \(H\). Via the spectral theorem, the set of observables can be identified with the self-adjoint operators on \(H\). \textit{D.~E.~Catlin} [``Spectral theory in quantum logics'', Int. J. Theor. Phys. 1, No. 3, 285--297 (1968)] classified the spectra of an observable \(A\) by considering the character of \((A-\lambda\,I)^{-1}\) on a \(\sigma\)-OMP without the aid of Hilbert space formalism. Then he used this classification to prove some spectral mapping theorems. In this paper, the authors extend these results to a \(\sigma\)-effect algebras.