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Why classificatory information of geographic regions is quantum information

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Abstract

This paper gives an information - theoretic argument in support of the claim that there is geographic quantum information. Quantum information is information in the sense of Shannon's information theory, that, in addition, satisfies two characteristic postulates. The paper aims to show that if the density of information (bits per unit of space) that is possible for classificatory geographic qualities is limited, then it follows that the two characteristic postulates of quantum information are satisfied for information about those geographic qualities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2019
EditorsSabine Timpf, Christoph Schlieder, Markus Kattenbeck, Bernd Ludwig, Kathleen Stewart
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
ISBN (Electronic)9783959771153
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019
Event14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2019 - Regensburg, Germany
Duration: Sep 9 2019Sep 13 2019

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume142
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityRegensburg
Period09/9/1909/13/19

Keywords

  • Classification
  • Delineation
  • Information theory
  • Quantum information

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