Quantum supervaluationism

DOI10.1063/1.5008374MaRDI QIDQ4600248zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Arkady Bolotin

Publication date 8 January 2018

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.01207

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Classical propositional logic (03B05) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

Abstract: As it is known, neither classical logical conjunction "and" nor classical logical alternative "either...or" can replace "+" representing a linear superposition of two quantum states. Therefore, to provide a logical account of the quantum superposition, one must either reconsider the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics (making it fit for classical bivalent logic) or replace the standard logic with a deviant logic suitable for describing the superposition. In the paper, a supervaluation approach to the description of the quantum superposition is considered. In accordance with this approach, the indefinite propositions, which correspond to the superposition states, lack truth-values of any kind even granting that their compounds (such as logical alternative "either...or") can have truth-values. As an illustration, the supervaluationist account of the superposition of spin states is presented.

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