On the structure of numerical event spaces

Gerhard Dorfer; Dietmar W. Dorninger; Helmut Länger

Kybernetika (2010)

  • Volume: 46, Issue: 6, page 971-981
  • ISSN: 0023-5954

Abstract

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The probability p ( s ) of the occurrence of an event pertaining to a physical system which is observed in different states s determines a function p from the set S of states of the system to [ 0 , 1 ] . The function p is called a numerical event or multidimensional probability. When appropriately structured, sets P of numerical events form so-called algebras of S -probabilities. Their main feature is that they are orthomodular partially ordered sets of functions p with an inherent full set of states. A classical physical system can be characterized by the fact that the corresponding algebra P of S -probabilities is a Boolean lattice. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for systems of numerical events to be a lattice and characterize those systems which are Boolean. Assuming that only a finite number of measurements is available our focus is on finite algebras of S -probabilties.

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Dorfer, Gerhard, Dorninger, Dietmar W., and Länger, Helmut. "On the structure of numerical event spaces." Kybernetika 46.6 (2010): 971-981. <http://eudml.org/doc/197168>.

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author = {Dorfer, Gerhard, Dorninger, Dietmar W., Länger, Helmut},
journal = {Kybernetika},
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number = {6},
pages = {971-981},
publisher = {Institute of Information Theory and Automation AS CR},
title = {On the structure of numerical event spaces},
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year = {2010},
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