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View SchemaPartiality in physics
| Authors | Bob Coecke, Keye Martin |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0312044 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0312044 |
Abstract
We revisit the standard axioms of domain theory with emphasis on their relation to the concept of partiality, explain how this idea arises naturally in probability theory and quantum mechanics, and then search for a mathematical setting capable of providing a satisfactory unification of the two.
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