A possible operational motivation for the orthocomplementation in quantum structures (Q618790)

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A possible operational motivation for the orthocomplementation in quantum structures
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    A possible operational motivation for the orthocomplementation in quantum structures (English)
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    17 January 2011
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    In the foundations of quantum mechanics, Gleason's theorem dictates the uniqueness of the state transition probability. The author argues that the state transition probability could be regarded as a primitive concept instead of being derived from the structure on the set of states and properties. He adopts an operational approach to quantum mechanics in which a physical entity is defined by the structure of its set of states, set of properties, and the possible (measurement) contexts (State-Context-Property formalism, SCOP). Two Gleason-like conditions are proved to imply orthocomplementation of the lattice of properties, thus providing a motivation for one of the ``quantum axioms'' used in the Piron-Solèr representation theorem. None of these conditions appears to be necessary.
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    foundations of quantum mechanics
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    quantum structures
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    orthocomplementation
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    orthomodular lattice
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    Hilbert lattice
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    state
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    Gleason's theorem
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    Piron-Solèr theorem
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