2003/12/04 by Bob Coecke, Coecke, Bob, Keye Martin +1 · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0312044
Invited talk at "Quantum theory: Reconsideration of the foundations II", Vaxjo, Sweden, June 2003. (19 pages, 2 pictures)
arxiv created 2003/12/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
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.