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Categorical Operator Algebraic Foundations of Relational Quantum Theory

Mathematical Physics 2025-10-20 v1 Category Theory math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We provide an algebraic formulation of C.Rovelli's relational quantum theory that is based on suitable notions of "non-commutative" higher operator categories, originally developed in the study of categorical non-commutative geometry. As a way to implement C.Rovelli's original intuition on the relational origin of space-time, in the context of our proposed algebraic approach to quantum gravity via Tomita-Takesaki modular theory, we tentatively suggest to use this categorical formalism in order to spectrally reconstruct non-commutative relational space-time geometries from categories of correlation bimodules between operator algebras of observables. Parts of this work are joint collaborations with: Dr.Roberto Conti (Sapienza Universita' di Roma), Assoc.Prof.Wicharn Lewkeeratiyutkul (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok), Dr.Rachel Dawe Martins (Istituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa), Dr.Matti Raasakka (Paris 13 University), Dr.Noppakhun Suthichitranont.

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@article{arxiv.1412.7256,
  title  = {Categorical Operator Algebraic Foundations of Relational Quantum Theory},
  author = {Paolo Bertozzini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.7256},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6 pages, AMS-LaTeX2e. Submitted to PoS by SISSA for the proceedings of the FFP14 symposium "Frontiers of Fundamental Phyisics 14", 15-18 July 2014, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France