2022
The Common Logic of Quantum Universe-Part II: The Case of Quantum Gravity
TESSAROTTO, Massimo a Claudio CREMASCHINIZákladní údaje
Originální název
The Common Logic of Quantum Universe-Part II: The Case of Quantum Gravity
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TESSAROTTO, Massimo (380 Itálie, domácí) a Claudio CREMASCHINI (380 Itálie, domácí)
Vydání
Foundations of Physics, 2022, 0015-9018
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
10308 Astronomy
Stát vydavatele
Spojené státy
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Kód RIV
RIV/47813059:19630/22:A0000213
Organizační jednotka
Fyzikální ústav v Opavě
UT WoS
000768838400001
Klíčová slova anglicky
Quantum mechanics; Quantum gravity; Quantum logic; Principle of non-contradiction
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 31. 1. 2023 12:00, Mgr. Pavlína Jalůvková
Anotace
V originále
The logical structure of quantum gravity (QG) is addressed in the framework of the so-called manifestly covariant approach. This permits to display its close analogy with the logics of quantum mechanics (QM). More precisely, in QG the conventional 2-way principle of non-contradiction (2-way PNC) holding in Classical Mechanics is shown to be replaced by a 3-way principle (3-way PNC). The third state of logical truth corresponds to quantum indeterminacy/undecidability, i.e., the occurrence of quantum observables with infinite standard deviation. The same principle coincides, incidentally, with the earlier one shown to hold in Part I, in analogous circumstances, for QM. However, this conclusion is found to apply only provided a well-defined manifestly-covariant theory of the gravitational field is adopted both at the classical and quantum levels. Such a choice is crucial. In fact it makes possible the canonical quantization of the underlying unconstrained Hamiltonian structure of general relativity, according to an approach recently developed by Cremaschini and Tessarotto (2015-2021). Remarkably, in the semiclassical limit of the theory, Classical Logic is proved to be correctly restored, together with the validity of the conventional 2-way principle.