The uncertainty relation for quantum propositions

DOI10.1007/S10773-012-1317-1MaRDI QIDQ1945640zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors P. A. Zizzi

Publication date 8 April 2013

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2923

zbMATH Keywords

coherent statesfuzzy modalityquantum logicquantum metalanguageuncertainty relations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fuzzy logic; logic of vagueness (03B52) Quantum logic (03G12) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10) Coherent states (81R30) Commutation relations and statistics as related to quantum mechanics (general) (81S05)

Abstract: Logical propositions with the fuzzy modality "Probably" are shown to obey an uncertainty principle very similar to that of Quantum Optics. In the case of such propositions, the partial truth values are in fact probabilities. The corresponding assertions in the metalanguage, have complex assertion degrees which can be interpreted as probability amplitudes. In the logical case, the uncertainty relation is about the assertion degree, which plays the role of the phase, and the total number of atomic propositions, which plays the role of the number of modes. In analogy with coherent states in quantum physics, we define "quantum coherent propositions" those which minimize the above logical uncertainty relation. Finally, we show that there is only one kind of compound quantum-coherent propositions: the "cat state" propositions.

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