Acta Structuralica

international journal for structuralist research

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Baer *-semigroups and the logic of quantum mechanics

James C. T. Pool

pp. 365-394

Abstract

The theory of orthomodular ortholattices provides mathematical constructs utilized in the quantum logic approach to the mathematical foundations of quantum physics. There exists a remarkable connection between the mathematical theories of orthomodular ortholattices and Baer *-semigroups; therefore, the question arises whether there exists a phenomenologically interpretable role for Baer *-semigroups in the context of the quantum logic approach. Arguments, involving the quantum theory of measurements, yield the result that the theory of Baer *-semigroups provides the mathematical constructs for the discussion of "operations' and conditional probabilities.

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Hooker Clifford A. (1975) The logico-algebraic approach to quantum mechanics I: historical evolution. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 365-394

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-1795-4_21

Full citation:

Pool James C. T. (1975) „Baer *-semigroups and the logic of quantum mechanics“, In: C. A. Hooker (ed.), The logico-algebraic approach to quantum mechanics I, Dordrecht, Springer, 365–394.