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Varieties of contextuality based on probability and structural nonembeddability

Quantum Physics 2025-12-10 v5

Abstract

Different analytic notions of contextuality fall into two major groups: probabilistic and strong notions of contextuality. Kochen and Specker's Theorem~0 is a demarcation criterion for differentiating between those groups. Whereas probabilistic contextuality still allows classical models, albeit with nonclassical probabilities, the logico-algebraic "strong" form of contextuality characterizes collections of quantum observables that have no faithfully embedding into (extended) Boolean algebras. Both forms indicate a classical in- or under-determination that can be termed "value indefinite" and formalized by partial functions of theoretical computer sciences.

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@article{arxiv.2103.06110,
  title  = {Varieties of contextuality based on probability and structural nonembeddability},
  author = {Karl Svozil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.06110},
  year   = {2025}
}

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12 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, final version

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