65 research outputs found
Turing machines based on unsharp quantum logic
In this paper, we consider Turing machines based on unsharp quantum logic.
For a lattice-ordered quantum multiple-valued (MV) algebra E, we introduce
E-valued non-deterministic Turing machines (ENTMs) and E-valued deterministic
Turing machines (EDTMs). We discuss different E-valued recursively enumerable
languages from width-first and depth-first recognition. We find that
width-first recognition is equal to or less than depth-first recognition in
general. The equivalence requires an underlying E value lattice to degenerate
into an MV algebra. We also study variants of ENTMs. ENTMs with a classical
initial state and ENTMs with a classical final state have the same power as
ENTMs with quantum initial and final states. In particular, the latter can be
simulated by ENTMs with classical transitions under a certain condition. Using
these findings, we prove that ENTMs are not equivalent to EDTMs and that ENTMs
are more powerful than EDTMs. This is a notable difference from the classical
Turing machines.Comment: In Proceedings QPL 2011, arXiv:1210.029
Fredkin Gates for Finite-valued Reversible and Conservative Logics
The basic principles and results of Conservative Logic introduced by Fredkin
and Toffoli on the basis of a seminal paper of Landauer are extended to
d-valued logics, with a special attention to three-valued logics. Different
approaches to d-valued logics are examined in order to determine some possible
universal sets of logic primitives. In particular, we consider the typical
connectives of Lukasiewicz and Godel logics, as well as Chang's MV-algebras. As
a result, some possible three-valued and d-valued universal gates are described
which realize a functionally complete set of fundamental connectives.Comment: 57 pages, 10 figures, 16 tables, 2 diagram
Quantum Voting and Violation of Gibbard-Satterthwaite's Impossibility Theorem
In the realm of algorithmic economics, voting systems are evaluated and
compared by examining the properties or axioms they satisfy. While this pursuit
has yielded valuable insights, it has also led to seminal impossibility results
such as Arrow's and Gibbard-Satterthwaite's Impossibility Theorems, which pose
challenges in designing ideal voting systems. Enter the domain of quantum
computing: recent advancements have introduced the concept of quantum voting
systems, which have many potential applications including in security and
blockchain. Building on recent works that bypass Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
using quantum voting systems, our research extends Quantum Condorcet Voting
(QCV) to counter the Gibbard-Satterthwaite Impossibility Theorem in a quantum
setting. To show this, we introduce a quantum-specific notion of truthfulness,
extend ideas like incentive compatibility and the purpose of onto to the
quantum domain, and introduce new tools to map social welfare functions to
social choice functions in this domain.Comment: 35 pages, 1 figure, 2 table
Remarks on the order-theoretical and algebraic properties of quantum structures
This thesis is concerned with the analysis of common features and distinguishing traits of algebraic structures arising in the sharp as well as in the unsharp approaches to quan- tum theory both from an order-theoretical and an algebraic perspective. Firstly, we recall basic notions of order theory and universal algebra. Furthermore, we introduce fundamental concepts and facts concerning the algebraic structures we deal with, from orthomodular lattices to e↵ect algebras, MV algebras and their non-commutative gener- alizations. Finally, we present Basic algebras as a general framework in which (lattice) quantum structures can be studied from an universal algebraic perspective.
Taking advantage of the categorical (term-)equivalence between Basic algebras and Lukasiewicz near semirings, in Chapter 3 we provide a structure theory for the lat- ter in order to highlight that, if turned into near-semirings, orthomodular lattices, MV algebras and Basic algebras determine ideals amenable of a common simple description. As a consequence, we provide a rather general Cantor-Bernstein Theorem for involutive left-residuable near semirings.
In Chapter 4, we show that lattice pseudoe↵ect algebras, i.e. non-commutative gener- alizations of lattice e↵ect algebras can be represented as near semirings. One one side, this result allows the arithmetical treatment of pseudoe↵ect algebras as total structures; on the other, it shows that near semirings framework can be really seen as the common “ground” on which (commutative and non commutative) quantum structures can be studied and compared.
In Chapter 5 we show that modular paraorthomodular lattices can be represented as semiring-like structures by first converting them into (left-) residuated structures. To this aim, we show that any modular bonded lattice A with antitone involution satisfying a strengthened form of regularity can be turned into a left-residuated groupoid. This condition turns out to be a sucient and necessary for a Kleene lattice to be equipped with a Boolean-like material implication.
Finally, in order to highlight order theoretical peculiarities of orthomodular quantum structures, in Chapter 6 we weaken the notion of orthomodularity for posets by introduc- ing the concept of the generalized orthomodularity property (GO-property) expressed in terms of LU-operators. This seemingly mild generalization of orthomodular posets and its order theoretical analysis yields rather strong applications to e↵ect algebras, and orthomodular structures. Also, for several classes of orthoalgebras, the GO-property yields a completely order-theoretical characterization of the coherence law and, in turn, of proper orthoalgebras
Concurrent Kleene Algebra with Tests and Branching Automata
We introduce concurrent Kleene algebra with tests (CKAT) as a combination of Kleene algebra with tests (KAT) of Kozen and Smith with concurrent Kleene algebras (CKA), introduced by Hoare, Möller, Struth and Wehrman. CKAT provides a relatively simple algebraic model for reasoning about semantics of concurrent programs. We generalize guarded strings to guarded series-parallel strings , or gsp-strings, to give a concrete language model for CKAT. Combining nondeterministic guarded automata of Kozen with branching automata of Lodaya and Weil one obtains a model for processing gsp-strings in parallel. To ensure that the model satisfies the weak exchange law (x‖y)(z‖w)≤(xz)‖(yw) of CKA, we make use of the subsumption order of Gischer on the gsp-strings. We also define deterministic branching automata and investigate their relation to (nondeterministic) branching automata. To express basic concurrent algorithms, we define concurrent deterministic flowchart schemas and relate them to branching automata and to concurrent Kleene algebras with tests
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