Pull-backs and product tests
In a series of papers, \textit{D. J. Foulis}, \textit{R. J. Greechie} and \textit{G. T. Rüttimann} [Int. J. Theor. Phys. 31, No. 5, 789-807 (1992; Zbl 0764.03026) and ibid. 32, No. 10, 1675-1690 (1993; Zbl 0812.03031)] developed a straightforward but versatile generalized probability theory based on what are now usually called test spaces. In brief: A test space \({\mathcal A}\) is simply a non-empty collection of discrete sets \(E,F,\dots\), each thought of as the outcome-set for some measurement or test. When \({\mathcal A}\) contains only one test, one recovers (discrete) classical probability theory; when it consists of the set of maximal orthonormal bases of a Hilbert space, one recovers quantum probability theory. This note concerns the following construction: If \({\mathcal A}\) and \({\mathcal B}\) are test spaces, let \(B({\mathcal A},{\mathcal B})\) denote the set of bijections \(f: E\to F\) between tests \(E\in{\mathcal A}\) and \(F\in{\mathcal B}\). Identifying each such a bijection with its graph, \(B({\mathcal A},{\mathcal B})\) may be regarded as a test space in its own right.
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