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Richard Smolka

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arXiv2026

Categorical Equivalence Between Finitary Orthomodular Dynamic Algebras and Orthomodular Lattices

This paper reveals a categorical equivalence connecting two distinct quantum logic structures. The first is the orthomodular lattice, an algebraic system designed to formalize the properties of quantum systems. The second is a finitary orthomodular dynamic algebra, a specialized development of the orthomodular dynamic algebra where the underlying quantum actions are restricted to be finitary. The applicability of the result extends to more specialized lattices, such as Hilbert lattices of closed subspaces of a Hilbert space, beyond general orthomodular lattices. As these lattice structures exhibit connections to a diverse array of quantum structures, the established equivalence categorically bridges unital involutive m-semilattices with a broad spectrum of quantum formalisms.

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arXiv2026

On $\mathscr{T}$-based orthomodular dynamic algebras

This paper establishes a categorical equivalence between the category $\mathbb{COL}$ of complete orthomodular lattices and the category $\mathscr{T}\mathbb{ODA}$ of $\mathscr{T}$-based orthomodular dynamic algebras. Complete orthomodular lattices serve as the static algebraic foundation for quantum logic, modeling the testable properties of quantum systems. In contrast, $\mathcal{T}$-based orthomodular dynamic algebras, which are specialized unital involutive quantales, formalize the composition and quantum-logical properties of quantum actions. This result refines prior connections between orthomodular lattices and dynamic algebras, provides a constructive bridge between static and dynamic quantum logic perspectives, and extends naturally to Hilbert lattices and broader quantum-theoretic structures.

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arXiv2025

Many-valued aspects of tense an related operators

Our research builds upon Halmos's foundational work on functional monadic Boolean algebras and our previous work on tense operators to develop three essential constructions, including the important concepts of fuzzy sets and powerset operators. These constructions have widespread applications across contemporary mathematical disciplines, including algebra, logic, and topology. The framework we present generates four covariant and two contravariant functors, establishing three adjoint situations.

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arXiv2025

Foulis quantales and complete orthomodular lattices

Our approach establishes a natural correspondence between complete orthomodular lattices and certain types of quantales. Firstly, given a complete orthomodular lattice X, we associate with it a Foulis quantale Lin(X) consisting of its endomorphisms. This allows us to view X as a left module over Lin(X), thereby introducing a novel fuzzy-theoretic perspective to the study of complete orthomodular lattices. Conversely, for any Foulis quantale Q, we associate a complete orthomodular lattice [Q] that naturally forms a left Q-module. Furthermore, there exists a canonical homomorphism of Foulis quantales from Q to Lin([Q]).

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arXiv2025

A dagger kernel category of complete orthomodular lattices

Dagger kernel categories, a powerful framework for studying quantum phenomena within category theory, provide a rich mathematical structure that naturally encodes key aspects of quantum logic. This paper focuses on the category SupOMLatLin of complete orthomodular lattices with linear maps. We demonstrate that SupOMLatLin itself forms a dagger kernel category, equipped with additional structure such as dagger biproducts and free objects. A key result establishes that every morphism in SupOMLatLin admits an essentially unique factorization as a zero-epi followed by a dagger monomorphism. This factorization theorem, along with the dagger kernel category structure of SupOMLatLin, provides new insights into the interplay between complete orthomodular lattices and the foundational concepts of quantum theory.

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arXiv2022

Another look on tense and related operators

Motivated by the classical work of Halmos on functional monadic Boolean algebras we derive three basic sup-semilattice constructions, among other things the so-called powersets and powerset operators. Such constructions are extremely useful and can be found in almost all branches of modern mathematics, including algebra, logic and topology. Our three constructions give rise to four covariant and two contravariant functors and constitute three adjoint situations we illustrate in simple examples.

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