TL;DR
This paper reveals a surprising formal connection between relational database theory and quantum mechanics, specifically relating Bell's theorem to concepts in database questions, highlighting interdisciplinary links.
Contribution
It establishes a direct correspondence between Bell's theorem in quantum foundations and questions in relational database theory, bridging two distinct fields.
Findings
Identifies a formal link between Bell's theorem and database questions
Shows that concepts in quantum non-locality relate to database theory
Highlights interdisciplinary connections between physics and computer science
Abstract
Our aim in this paper is to point out a surprising formal connection, between two topics which seem on face value to have nothing to do with each other: relational database theory, and the study of non-locality and contextuality in the foundations of quantum mechanics. We shall show that there is a remarkably direct correspondence between central results such as Bell's theorem in the foundations of quantum mechanics, and questions which arise naturally and have been well-studied in relational database theory.
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