J 2022

The Common Logic of Quantum Universe-Part II: The Case of Quantum Gravity

TESSAROTTO, Massimo a Claudio CREMASCHINI

Základní údaje

Originální název

The Common Logic of Quantum Universe-Part II: The Case of Quantum Gravity

Autoři

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

Štítky

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.