Quantum geometry, logic and probability
Abstract
Quantum geometry on a discrete set means a directed graph with a weight associated to each arrow defining the quantum metric. However, these `lattice spacing' weights do not have to be independent of the direction of the arrow. We use this greater freedom to give a quantum geometric interpretation of discrete Markov processes with transition probabilities as arrow weights, namely taking the diffusion form for the graph Laplacian , potential functions built from the probabilities, and finite difference in the time direction. Motivated by this new point of view, we introduce a `discrete Schroedinger process' as for the Laplacian associated to a bimodule connection such that the discrete evolution is unitary. We solve this explicitly for the 2-state graph, finding a 1-parameter family of such connections and an induced `generalised Markov process' for in which there is an additional source current built from . We also discuss our recent work on the quantum geometry of logic in `digital' form over the field , including de Morgan duality and its possible generalisations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2002.11851,
title = {Quantum geometry, logic and probability},
author = {Shahn Majid},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.11851},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
23 pages, 5 figures