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The Sheaf-Theoretic Structure Of Non-Locality and Contextuality
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We use the mathematical language of sheaf theory to give a unified treatment of non-locality and contextuality, in a setting which generalizes the familiar probability tables used in non-locality theory to arbitrary measurement covers; this includes Kochen-Specker configurations and more. We show that contextuality, and non-locality as a special case, correspond exactly to obstructions to the existence of global sections. We describe a linear algebraic approach to computing these obstructions...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1088/1367-2630/13/11/113036
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+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Abramsky, S
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EP/E052819/1
Stern School of Business
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CUNY Graduate Center
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- IOP Publishing Publisher's website
- Journal:
- New Journal of Physics Journal website
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 11
- Article number:
- 113036
- Publication date:
- 2011-02-01
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1367-2630
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1367-2630
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307096
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- 2011
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