Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (Jun 2010)

The space of measurement outcomes as a spectrum for non-commutative algebras

  • Bas Spitters

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4204/EPTCS.26.12
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. Proc. DCM 2010
pp. 127 – 133

Abstract

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Bohrification defines a locale of hidden variables internal in a topos. We find that externally this is the space of partial measurement outcomes. By considering the double negation sheafification, we obtain the space of measurement outcomes which coincides with the spectrum for commutative C*-algebras.