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What is quantum logic?

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The paper describes in detail the procedure of identification of the inner language and an inner logico of a physical theory. The procedure is a generalization of the original ideas of J. von Neuman and G. Birkhoff about quantum logic.

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Bugajski, S. What is quantum logic?. Stud Logica 41, 311–316 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00403330

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