Logical reformulation of quantum mechanics. I: Foundations

DOI10.1007/BF01014230zbMath0677.03042OpenAlexW2006989179MaRDI QIDQ1123190

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01014230

zbMATH Keywords

theory of measurement wave packet reduction Boolean logics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10) Quantum logic (03G12)

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