Operator Spaces, Linear Logic and the Heisenberg-Schrödinger Duality of Quantum Theory
We show that the category OS of operator spaces, with complete contractions as morphisms, is locally countably presentable and a model of Intuitionistic Linear Logic in the sense of Lafont. We then describe a model of Classical Linear Logic, based on OS, whose duality is compatible with the Heisenberg-Schrödinger duality of quantum theory. We also show that OS provides a good setting for studying pure state and mixed state quantum information, the interaction between the two, and even higher-order quantum maps such as the quantum switch.
Authors
- Bert Lindenhovius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5380-4705)
- Vladimir Zamdzhiev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9061-3921)
Institutions
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz (AT)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- CentraleSupélec (FR)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lics65433.2025.00071
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.49