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Combining contextuality and causality: a game semantics approach

Abstract:: We develop an approach to combining contextuality with causality, which is general enough to cover causal background structure, adaptive measurement-based quantum computation and causal networks. The key idea is to view contextuality as arising from a game played between Experimenter and Nature, allowing for causal dependencies in the actions of both the Experimenter (choice of measurements) and Nature (choice of outcomes). This article is part of the theme issue ‘Quantum contextuality, causality and freedom of choice’.

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Peer review status:: Peer reviewed

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Abramsky, S., Barbosa, R. S., & Searle, A. (2024). Combining contextuality and causality: a game semantics approach. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 382(2268), 20230002.

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Abramsky, S, et al. “Combining Contextuality and Causality: a Game Semantics Approach.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol. 382, no. 2268, 2024, p. 20230002.

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Abramsky, S, RS Barbosa, and A Searle. 2024. “Combining Contextuality and Causality: a Game Semantics Approach.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 382 (2268): 20230002.
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+ Abramsky, S More by this author

Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-3921-6637

+ Barbosa, RS More by this author

Role:: Author

+ Searle, A More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Physics - Central
Role:: Author

+ EPSRC More from this funder

Funder identifier:: 10.13039/501100000266
Grant:: EP/V040944/1

+ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council More from this funder

Funder identifier:: https://ror.org/0439y7842

Publisher:: The Royal Society
Journal:: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 382
Issue:: 2268
Pages:: 20230002
Article number:: 20230002
Publication date:: 2024-01-29
Acceptance date:: 2023-10-02
DOI:: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0002
EISSN:: 1471-2962
ISSN:: 1364503X, 1364-503X

Language:: English
Keywords:: games

causality

contextuality
Pubs id:: 1724872
Local pid:: pubs:1724872
Source identifiers:: 3805901
Deposit date:: 2026-02-27
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_a665fc583260479c9c15c37d8e27f3dc

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Copyright date:: 2024

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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