Subjective expected utility on orthomodular lattices
In recent work, the author has developed a general category-theoretic framework for decision theory. This article applies this to the category of orthomodular lattices (OMLs). Every Boolean algebra is an OML, so this yields a new (syntactic) model of decision-making with classical uncertainty. The lattice of closed subspaces of a Hilbert space is also an OML, so this also yields a new model of decision-making with quantum uncertainty. This article is part of the theme issue 'Quantum theory and topology in models of decision making (Part 2)'.
Authors
- Marcus Pivato
Institutions
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2024.0534
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00