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Quantum logic and the classical propositional calculus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2014

Othman Qasim Malhas
Othman Qasim Malhas*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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Abstract

In much the same way that it is possible to construct a model of hyperbolic geometry in the Euclidean plane, it is possible to model quantum logic within the classical propositional calculus.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Symbolic Logic , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , September 1987 , pp. 834 - 841
Copyright
Copyright © Association for Symbolic Logic 1987

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Footnotes

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I wish to thank Prof. Dr. Lorenz Kriiger, Institut für Philosophie, Freie Universität, Berlin, for a useful suggestion.

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