2017
DOI: 10.1515/msr-2017-0019
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Torsor Theory of Physical Quantities and their Measurement

Abstract: The principal objective of this paper is to provide a torsor theory of physical quantities and basic operations thereon. Torsors are introduced in a bottom-up fashion as actions of scale transformation groups on spaces of unitized quantities. In contrast, the shortcomings of other accounts of quantities that proceed in a top-down axiomatic manner are also discussed. In this paper, quantities are presented as dual counterparts of physical states. States serve as truth-makers of metrological statements about qua… Show more

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“…• Recent works in measurement theory attempt to understand the algebraic structure underlying the quantity calculus using topological bundles (see e.g. [45,46]).…”
Section: Recall That a Continuous Mapmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…• Recent works in measurement theory attempt to understand the algebraic structure underlying the quantity calculus using topological bundles (see e.g. [45,46]).…”
Section: Recall That a Continuous Mapmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…• Recent works in measurement theory attempt to understand the algebraic structure underlying the quantity calculus as topological bundles (cf. [37,107]).…”
Section: Comparing We Get Thatmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…and similarly for tensors of other types. Therefore (50) The formulae for the covariant derivative (29), connection coefficients (32), and curvature tensors (39) remain valid for a connection compatible with the metric. In this case the connection coefficients can be obtained from the metric by the formulae 37…”
Section: Metric and Related Tensors And Operationsmentioning
confidence: 99%