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The Uncertainty Relation for Quantum propositions

Quantum Physics 2015-06-03 v1

Abstract

Logical propositions with the fuzzy modality "Probably" are shown to obey an uncertainty principle very similar to that of Quantum Optics. In the case of such propositions, the partial truth values are in fact probabilities. The corresponding assertions in the metalanguage, have complex assertion degrees which can be interpreted as probability amplitudes. In the logical case, the uncertainty relation is about the assertion degree, which plays the role of the phase, and the total number of atomic propositions, which plays the role of the number of modes. In analogy with coherent states in quantum physics, we define "quantum coherent propositions" those which minimize the above logical uncertainty relation. Finally, we show that there is only one kind of compound quantum-coherent propositions: the "cat state" propositions.

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@article{arxiv.1112.2923,
  title  = {The Uncertainty Relation for Quantum propositions},
  author = {Paola Zizzi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.2923},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages

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