Observable and Unobservable in Quantum Mechanics

TL;DR

This paper links logical independence to quantum algebraic structures, introducing the concept of onto-epistemic ignorance where objective information breakdowns explain quantum probabilities and non-commutativity.

Contribution

It introduces onto-epistemic ignorance, connecting objective information loss to quantum probability structures and algebraic non-commutativity.

Findings

Quantum probabilities are conditioned by decidability.

Non-commutative algebra aligns with quantum postulates.

Objective information breakdowns explain quantum phenomena.

Abstract

This work explores the connection between logical independence and the algebraic structure of quantum mechanics. Building on results by Brukner et al., it introduces the notion of \textit{onto-epistemic ignorance}: situations in which the truth of a proposition is not deducible due to an objective breakdown in the phenomenal chain that transmits information from a system A to a system B, rather than to any subjective lack of knowledge. It is shown that, under such conditions, the probabilities accessible to a real observer are necessarily conditioned by decidability and obey a non-commutative algebra, formally equivalent to the fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics.