Quantum scholasticism: On quantum contexts, counterfactuals, and the absurdities of quantum omniscience

DOI10.1016/J.INS.2008.06.012zbMATH Open1162.81322arXiv0711.1473OpenAlexW2150932641WikidataQ58620623 ScholiaQ58620623MaRDI QIDQ1010124FDOQ1010124

Authors: Karl Svozil 

Publication date: 3 April 2009

Published in: Information Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Unlike classical information, quantum knowledge is restricted to the outcome of measurements of maximal observables corresponding to single contexts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1473

zbMATH Keywords

contextquantum informationomnisciencemaximal observables

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum computation (81P68) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

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