Non-Deterministic Semantics for Quantum States

Entropy (Basel). 2020 Jan 28;22(2):156. doi: 10.3390/e22020156.

Abstract

In this work, we discuss the failure of the principle of truth functionality in the quantum formalism. By exploiting this failure, we import the formalism of N-matrix theory and non-deterministic semantics to the foundations of quantum mechanics. This is done by describing quantum states as particular valuations associated with infinite non-deterministic truth tables. This allows us to introduce a natural interpretation of quantum states in terms of a non-deterministic semantics. We also provide a similar construction for arbitrary probabilistic theories based in orthomodular lattices, allowing to study post-quantum models using logical techniques.

Keywords: non-deterministic semantics; quantum states; truth functionality.