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quant-ph2013★ 8 cited
Quantum mechanics over sets
David Ellerman
In the tradition of toy models of quantum mechanics in vector spaces over finite fields (e.g., Schumacher and Westmoreland's "modal quantum theory"), one finite field stands out, 2…
math.CT2013★ 2 cited
Determination through Universals: An Application of Category Theory in the Life Sciences
David Ellerman
Category theory has foundational importance because it provides conceptual lenses to characterize what is important and universal in mathematics---with adjunctions being the primar…
cs.IT2013★ 3 cited
Information as Distinctions: New Foundations for Information Theory
David Ellerman
The logical basis for information theory is the newly developed logic of partitions that is dual to the usual Boolean logic of subsets. The key concept is a "distinction" of a part…