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An orthomodular lattice ofpropositions, characteristic of quantum logic, is constructed formanifolds in Einstein's theory of general relativity. A particle ismodelled by a topologically non-trivial 4-manifold with closedtimelike curves - a 4-geon, rather than as an evolving 3-manifold. Itis then possible for both the state preparation {\em and} measurementapparatus to constrain the results of experiments. It is shown thatpropositions about the results of measurements can satisfy anon-distributive logic rather than the Boolean logic of classicalsystems.  Reasonable assumptions about the role of the measurementapparatus leads to an orthomodular lattice of propositionscharacteristic of quantum logic.\end{abstract}\bibliographystyle{unsrt}\section{Comment}\renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}}This paper has been published in Foundations of Physics Letters\cite{hadley97}. The work forms the basis of my doctoral thesis\cite{hadley_thesis}. A short, less formal talk about my work isarchived in quant-ph/9609021 \cite{hadley}\footnotetext[1]{email:M.J.Hadley@warwick.ac.uk}. \section{INTRODUCTION}Quantum logic is characterised by the propositions of an orthomodularlattice, the distinguishing feature of which is the failure of thedistributive law which is replaced with the weaker orthomodularitycondition\cite{beltrametti_cassinelli}. From this orthomodular latticeit is then possible to generate the Hilbert space structure of quantummechanics\cite{holland_s}. That quantum systems satisfy a non-Booleanlogic is an experimental fact that has never been satisfactorilyexplained.This paper suggests an origin for quantum logic and formallyconstructs an orthomodular lattice of propositions about manifoldsin classical general relativity.   Since the formulation of general relativity,attempts\cite{einstein_rosen,misner_wheeler} have been made to modelelementary particles as topologically non-trivial structures inspacetime called geons. These models exhibited interestingparticle-like properties, such as mass and charge without apparentsources, but could not reproduce the features of quantum mechanicswhich the particles must obey. These models were, however, based on{\em three}-manifolds evolving in time, in the sense that there was aglobal hypersurface permitting the definition of a global timecoordinate. Once the manifold was defined at a given time itsevolution was deterministic - independent of subsequent measurementsthat may, or may not, be made.There has recently been much speculation about the existence of closedtimelike curves (CTCs), their stability and the possibility of timetravel with its associated inconsistencies\cite{friedman_morris}. Although CTCs appear unphysical, there isnothing in the theory of general relativity to excludethem\cite{thorne}. General relativity treats spacetime as a manifold,which is locally diffeomorphic to $\Rset^4$, but does not prescribeits topology\cite{misner_wheeler}. Interacting classical objects (orfields) in a spacetime with CTCs require additional boundaryconditions to uniquely determine their evolution\cite{friedman_morris}. Data that would normally be sufficient todefine a unique trajectory may, in the presence of CTCs, permit morethan one possibility.This work suggests a model for a particle as a non-trivial topologicalstructure in four dimensions (space and time) not just space. While itis an obvious extension of the old ideas on geons, it makes fuller useof the richness of general relativity than did the earlier work. Thusthe extension from topologically non-trivial 3-spaces (3-geons) tospacetime (4-geons) gives rise to the possibility of CTCs and theassociated {\em impossibility\/} of defining a global time coordinate.It is well known that if states are modelled as projections of acomplex Hilbert space then the symmetries of the spacetime (Galileanor Poincar\'{e}) together with the appropriate internal symmetries ofthe object leads inevitably to the familiar equations ofnon-relativistic and relativistic quantum mechanics respectively,together with commutation relations and a universal constant with thedimensions of Planck's constant\cite{ballentine}.The conjectured 4-geon description of particles is speculative butthis single assumption is able tounify the particle and field descriptions of nature, explain quantumlogic and in doing so reconciles general relativity and quantummechanics.\setcounter{footnote}{2} \section{4-GEON}The present analysis is based upon a model of an elementary particleas a distortion of spacetime, (a four dimensional semi-Riemannianmanifold with non-trivial topology). The manifold includes both theparticle and the background metric, and being four dimensional withouta {\em global} time coordinate, the particle and its evolution areinseparable - they are both described by the four-manifold. We nowexpress the properties, which we require of a particle, in thelanguage of manifolds.\begin{axiom}[Asymptotic flatness] Far away from the particle spacetimeis topologically trivial and asymptotically flat with anapproximately Lorentzian metric. \label{ax:flat}\end{axiom}In mathematical terms - spacetime is a 4-manifold, $\MM$ and thereexists a 4-manifold K, such that $\MM / K $ is diffeomorphic to$\Rset^4/({\bf B}^3 \times \Rset)$ and the metric on $\MM / K $ isasymptotically Lorentzian.\footnote{${\bf B}^3$ is a solid sphere} $K$or (${\bf B}^3 \times \Rset$) can be regarded as the world-tube withinwhich the `particle' is considered to exist.This axiom formally states the fact that we experience anapproximately Lorentzian spacetime, and that if space and time arestrongly distorted and convoluted to form a particle then that regioncan be localised. (It may be noted that asymptotic flatness is not areasonable property to require for a quark because it cannot beisolated [there is no evidence of an isolated quark embedded in a flatspacetime] therefore the present work cannot be applied automaticallyto an isolated quark.)The position of a distortion of spacetime is not a trivial concept -it implies a mapping from the 4-manifold, which is both the particleand the background spacetime, onto the flat spacetime used within thelaboratory. There is in general no such map that can be definedglobally, yet a local map obviously cannot relate the relativepositions of distant objects. This axiom gives a practical definitionof the position of a particle - it is the region where the non-trivialtopology resides. Any experimental arrangement which confines (withbarriers of some sort) the ${\bf B}^3$ region of non-trivial topology,defines the position of the particle. From this axiom, the regionoutside the barrier is topologically trivial and therefore {\em does}admit global coordinates.Using the asymptotic flatness axiom it is now possible to define what ismeant by a particle-like solution:\begin{axiom}[Particle-like] In any volume of 3-space anexperiment to determine the presence of the particle will yield atrue or a false value only.\label{ax:particle}\end{axiom}This is consistent with the non-relativistic indivisibility of theparticle. By contrast, a gravitational wave may be a diffuse objectwith a density in different regions of space which can take on acontinuous range of values. An object which did not satisfy this axiom(at least in the non-relativistic approximation) would not beconsidered to be a particle. The axiom is clearly satisfied byclassical particles and, because it refers only to the result of aposition measurement, it conforms also with a quantum mechanicaldescription of a particle.The particle-like axiom requires the property of asymptotic flatness,defined above, to give meaning to a 3-space. The three space isdefined in the global asymptotically flat, topologically trivialregion, $\MM / K$, which is diffeomorphic to $\Rset^4/({\bf B}^3\times \Rset)$ as defined above. We are now able to state the required properties of a 4-geon.\begin{conject}[4-Geon] A particle is a semi-Riemannian spacetime manifold, $\MM$, which is a solution of Einstein's equationsof general relativity. The manifold is topologically non-trivial, witha non-trivial causal structure, and is asymptotically flat andparticle-like (Axiom~\ref{ax:particle}).\label{conj:4geon}\end{conject}It would be very appealing if $\MM$ was a solution of the vacuumequations\cite{einstein_rosen}, but for the arguments that follow thisis not essential; unspecified non-gravitational sources could be partof the structure. The assumed existence of CTCs as an integral part ofthe structure (rather than as a passive feature of the backgroundtopology) is an essential feature of the manifold; when they existadditional boundary conditions may be required to define themanifold\cite{friedman_morris}. This aspect of the structure providesa causal link between measurement apparatus and state preparation,permitting {\em both} to form part of the boundary conditions whichconstrain the field equations.The axioms formally state conditions that any description of aparticle must reasonably be expected to satisfy. In contrast, the4-geon (Conjecture~\ref{conj:4geon} above) is novel and speculativesince it is not known whether such solutions exist - either to thevacuum or the full field equations of general relativity; however,{\em there no reason to suppose that they cannot exist}. It will beshown that this single speculative element not only yields quantumlogic, but is sufficient to derive the equations of quantum mechanicsand in doing so reconciles general relativity with quantummechanics. Although this work proposes novel and unproven structuresin general relativity it requires neither a modification, nor anyaddition to Einstein's equations; the number of spacetime dimensionsremains 3~+~1. The work does not require extraneous particle fields(as used in conventional quantum field theory), nor does it impose aquantum field of unknown origin (as does Bohm's theory). In short,this single conjecture is sufficient to unify particle andgravitational field descriptions of Nature, quantum and classicallogic and quantum mechanics with general relativity. \section{STATE-PREPARATION AND MEASUREMENT}The role of both the measurement and state preparation in defining the4-geon is crucial. It is self-evident that state preparation setsboundary conditions. Whether we regard a particle as a classicalbilliard ball, a quantum of a quantum field, or a classical field, thestate preparation limits the possibilities; it restricts the possiblesolutions to those consistent with the apparatus. Systems with slits,collimators and shutters provide obvious boundary conditions which anysolution must satisfy. For a geon, or a 4-geon, a barrier is a regionwhich the topologically non-trivial region cannot traverse. Suchbarriers can be used to form slits and collimators \etc. and theyobviously restrict the space of possible solutions. We state thisformally as an axiom:\begin{axiom}[State preparation] The state preparation sets boundaryconditions for the solutions to the field equations.\label{ax:state}\end{axiom}The exact nature of these boundary conditions,and whether they can always be equated with physical barrierssuch as collimators, is irrelevant to the analysis thatfollows. Consider now an apparatus associated with a measurement, which is inmany respects similar to that involved in a statepreparation. Arrangements of slits, barriers and collimators arecommon features of the measurement apparatus. They are constructedfrom barriers which cannot be traversed by the non-trivial topology,which is the particle. We take as a paradigm for a position measurement that barriers dividespace into regions which are then probed (in any manner) to ascertainthe existence, or otherwise, of the particle in a region. Theparticle-like axiom and the asymptotic flatness axiom assures us thatthe topologically non-trivial region can be confined but not split.We take the view of Holland \cite{holland} that most measurements can bereduced to position measurements. A sequence of shutters andcollimators and filters (\eg such as used in a Stern-Gerlachapparatus) determines the state preparation, while a very similarsystem of shutters \etc, resulting in confinement to one of a numberof regions and subsequent detection, acts as a measurement.For a classical object there is no causal connection that could allowthe measurement conditions to influence the evolution. If the statepreparation was insufficient to uniquely specify the trajectory therewould be a statistical distribution of possible initial states, eachof which would evolve deterministically. By contrast on a spacetimewith CTCs extra conditions are required for a unique deterministicevolution \cite{friedman_morris}. With a particle modelled as a 4-geonhowever, there {\em would} be a causal link allowing the measurementconditions to contribute to the definition of the 4-manifold. A 4-geonis a 4-dimensional spacetime manifold which satisfies the boundaryconditions set by {\em both} the state preparation {\em and} themeasurement. This justifies a further axiom:\begin{axiom}[Measurement process] The measurement process setsboundary conditions for the 4-geon which are not necessarilyredundant, in the sense that they contribute to the definition of the4-manifold.\label{ax:meas}\end{axiom}This axiom is inevitable if the particle contains CTCs, because thestate preparation and the measurement conditions can no longer bedistinguished by causal arguments.\begin{axiom}[Exclusive experiments] Some pairs of measurements aremutually exclusive in the sense that they cannot be made simultaneously.\end{axiom}This axiom expresses an established experimental fact -see\cite[Chapter~7]{Bohr}. The famous examples of two suchcomplementary variables are \x-position and \x-momentum. The \x\ and\y\ components of spin form another pair of complementary variableswith a very simple logical structure. That measurements cannot be madesimultaneously is still consistent with classical physics; objectswould have a precise position and momentum, but we could only measureone property or the other. Quantum mechanics goes much further andasserts that a particle cannot {\em even} posses precise values ofboth properties simultaneously. The present work is unique inexplaining why an inability to make simultaneous measurements shouldlead to incompatible observables in the quantum mechanical sense. \section{PROPOSITIONS AND 4-MANIFOLDS}We now consider the semi-Riemannian manifolds, $\M$, that couldsatisfy the different boundary conditions imposed by state preparationand measurement:Let $\MM \equiv \{\M\}$ denote the set of 4-manifolds consistent withthe state preparation conditions; there is no reason tosuppose that a $\M $ is unique. The inability to define $\M $uniquely will result in a {\em classical} distribution of measurementresults. \setlength{\unitlength}{0.8mm}\begin{figure}[p]\begin{picture}(220,100)(15,0)\put(5,5){\framebox(170,90)[tl]{$\{\M\}$}}\thicklines\put(55,50){\oval(80,40)}\put(15,70){\makebox(0,0)[br]{$\PP$}}\put(55,30){\line(0,1){40} }\put(25,50){\makebox(0,0)[l]{$\PP^-$}}\put(85,50){\makebox(0,0)[r]{$\PP^+$}}\put(140,50){\oval(40,80)}\put(160,90){\makebox(0,0)[bl]{$\QQ$}}\put(120,50){\line(1,0){40} }\put(130,20){\makebox(0,0)[b]{${\bf \QQ^-} $}}\put(130,80){\makebox(0,0)[t]{${\bf \QQ^+} $}}\thinlines\end{picture}\caption{Sets of 4-manifolds consistent with both state preparationand the boundary conditions imposed by different measurementconditions.}\label{fig:venn}\end{figure}The 4-manifold describes both the particle and its evolution; for a4-geon they are inseparable. Consequently, the terms {\em initial\/}and {\em evolution\/} need to be used with great care. Although validin the asymptotically flat region (and hence to any observer), theycannot be extended throughout the manifold. Preparation {\em followedby\/} measurement is also a concept valid only in the asymptoticregion: {\em within the particle causal structure breaks down}.Consider first the case of the classical 3-geon. Each $\M$ correspondsto an evolving 3-manifold $\M^3$. Each $\M^3$ will evolvedeterministically in a way determined uniquely by the Einstein fieldequations and the initial condition $\M^3(t_0)$ (the distribution of$\M^3(t_0)$ determines the distribution of $\M^3(t)$ at any later time$t_1 > t_0$). If the geon is particle-like, then any experiment thatdepends upon a position measurement will give a result for each $\M^3$at any time.  Consequently, the boundary conditions imposed bymeasurements are necessarily compatible with any 3-geon that satisfiesthe particle-like proposition; in other words they are redundant.By contrast, the 4-geon with CTCs as part of its structure cannot bedecomposed into a three manifold and a time variable. It is known thatfurther boundary conditions need not be redundant in a spacetime whichadmits CTCs\cite{friedman_morris}. In principle, the measurement apparatusitself can provide additional boundary conditions.Consider measurements P, Q for which the boundary conditions cannot besimultaneously applied. They could be the \x-comp\-on\-ent of spin and\y-comp\-on\-ent of spin, or \x-position and \x-momentum; forsimplicity we will consider two-valued measurements (\eg\ spin up ordown for a spin-half particle or \x-position $>0$ and \x-momentum $>0$). We will denote the result that {\em ``the state has a +ve Pvalue''\/} by $P^+$, ($P^-,Q^+,Q^-$, are defined similarly). Aspropositions, $P^+$ is clearly the complement of $P^-$; if $P^+$ istrue then $P^-$ is false and \viceversa, and similarly for $Q^+$ and$Q^-$.As before, let $\MM \equiv\{\M\}$ denote the set of 4-manifoldsconsistent with the state preparation. The measurements define subsetsof $\{\M\}$; we denote by $\PP$ those manifolds consistent with thestate preparation {\em and} the boundary conditions imposed by aP-measurement. $\PP$ is clearly the disjoint union of $\PP^+$ and$\PP^-$ - the manifolds corresponding to $P^+$ and $P^-$,respectively. Where the boundary conditions imposed by the measurementare not redundant $\{\M\}$, $\PP$ and $\QQ$ need not be the same (seeFigure \ref{fig:venn}). There is a one-to-one correspondence betweenthe sets of manifolds in the Figure and the four non-trivialpropositions, $p,q,r,s$. However, two statements, or experimentalprocedures correspond to the same proposition if they cannot bedistinguished by any state preparation - in other words if they giveexactly the same information about each and every state. Therefore thestatement that {P has a value} is always true by the particle-likeAxiom \ref{ax:particle}, as is the statement that {Q has a value;}hence the subsets $\PP$ and $\QQ$ correspond to the {\em same}proposition $\Ti$ and we have the possibility:\begin{equation}\PP^+ \neq (\PP^+ \cap \QQ^+)\cup(\PP^+ \cap \QQ^-)\label{eq:noncl}\end{equation}If the boundary conditions are incompatible then $\PP$ and $\QQ$ aredisjoint and the following holds (see Figure~\ref{fig:venn}):\begin{equation}0 = (\PP^+ \cap \QQ^+) = (\PP^+ \cap \QQ^-) \neq \PP^+\end{equation}{\bf Therefore, propositions about a state do not necessarilysatisfy the distributive law of Boolean algebra.} \section{GENERAL RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS}The significance of this result (Equation \ref{eq:noncl}) is that thefailure of the distributive law is synonymous with the existence ofincompatible observables\cite[Page~126]{beltrametti_cassinelli}; it isa definitive property of non-classical systems of which a systemobeying the rules of quantum mechanics is an example. To obtainquantum mechanics (as represented by a projections of a Hilbert space)we need to replace the distributive law with the weaker orthomodularcondition:\begin{equation}a \le b \Rightarrow b = a \vee (b \wedge \hbox{NOT}(a))\label{eq:quan}\end{equation}where $\le$ is a partial ordering relation which is transitive,reflexive and antisymmetric; it corresponds to set theoreticinclusion of the manifolds, $\A \subseteq \BB$. For propositions, $a$ and $b$, the ordering relation can only beapplied if they can be evaluated together\cite[Chapter~13]{beltrametti_cassinelli}. When $a \le b$ there mustbe a measurement apparatus which enables $a$ and $b$ to be measuredtogether. Let $\PP$ be the subset of $\MM$ defined by this measurement(see Figure~\ref{fig:mod_venn}). Then $\A^+ \subseteq \BB^+ \subseteq\PP$ and the complements with respect to $\PP$ satisfy $\BB^-\subseteq \A^- \subseteq \PP$. Clearly:\begin{equation}\A^+ \subseteq \BB^+ \Rightarrow \BB^+ = \A^+ \cup (\BB^+ \cap  \A^-)\end{equation}\setlength{\unitlength}{0.8mm}\begin{figure}[p]\begin{picture}(220,100)(15,0)\put(5,5){\framebox(170,90)[tl]{$\{\M\}$}}\thicklines\put(55,50){\oval(80,40)}\put(15,70){\makebox(0,0)[br]{$\PP$}}\put(55,30){\line(0,1){40} }\put(68,43){\circle{20}}\put(68,43){\makebox(0,0)[c]{$\A^+$}}\put(25,50){\makebox(0,0)[l]{$\BB^-$}}\put(85,50){\makebox(0,0)[r]{$\BB^+$}}\put(140,50){\oval(40,80)}\put(160,90){\makebox(0,0)[bl]{$\QQ$}}\put(120,50){\line(1,0){40} }\put(130,20){\makebox(0,0)[b]{${\bf \QQ^-} $}}\put(130,80){\makebox(0,0)[t]{${\bf \QQ^+} $}}\thinlines\end{picture}\caption{Sets of 4-manifolds illustrating the orthomodular conditionfor compatible propositions, $a$ and $b$.}\label{fig:mod_venn}\end{figure}Hence the weaker orthomodularity condition is satisfied bypropositions about the 4-geon manifolds.  Quantum mechanics (asrepresented on a complex Hilbert space) is a realization ofnon-distributive proposition systems which satisfyEquation~\ref{eq:quan}, and is believed to be unique as arepresentation on a vector space. For a review and further referenceson the relation between non-distributive proposition systems, quantummechanics and complex Hilbert spaces see\cite[Chapters~21,22]{beltrametti_cassinelli}.\section{CONSTRUCTION OF A MODULAR LATTICE}By considering the measurements of the \x\ and \y\ components of spinof a 4-geon with spin-half it is possible to construct a modularlattice of propositions. It has been reported by Friedman andSorkin\cite{friedman_sorkin} that manifolds with the transformationproperties of a spinor can be constructed. For the construction whichfollows, we require the 4-geon to have more than one possible outcomefrom a Stern-Gerlach apparatus. We will consider two possible outcomes($>0, \leq 0$); the exact spectrum, whether it is finite or infinite,continuous or discrete is not important. The choice of \x\ and \y-spinand the restriction to two outcomes is made to give a simple model ofthe spin for a spin-half particle; momentum and position could equallywell have been used.The relationship between orthomodular lattices and complex Hilbertspaces described in References\cite{beltrametti_cassinelli,holland_s},means that once we have constructed an orthomodular lattice ofpropositions we can apply the internal symmetries and the symmetriesof space-time in the usual way\cite[Chapter~3]{ballentine} todetermine the form of the operators and the eigenvalues for spin,momentum \etc\ The fact that a spin-half particle has two possiblevalues for the \x, \y\ or $z$ component of spin need not be assumed.The set of all possible 4-geon manifolds, $\tilde{\MM}$, is not veryuseful, since it includes manifolds compatible and incompatible withevery experimental arrangement. Let us constrain the possiblemanifolds by setting up the state preparation apparatus as depicted inFigure~\ref{fig:init}. By Axiom \ref{ax:state}, the apparatus imposesboundary conditions which limit the set of relevant manifolds to $\MM\subset \tilde{\MM}$, \ie\ to those 4-geons compatible with theapparatus of Figure~\ref{fig:init}.  \begin{figure}[p]\setlength{\unitlength}{.01mm}\begin{picture}(12876,5452)(-599,-5191) %state-prep\thicklines\put(600,-2161){\circle*{336}}\put(1800,-361){\line( 0,-1){1575}}\put(3000,-361){\line( 0,-1){1575}}\put(1800,-2380){\line( 0,-1){1575}}\put(3000,-2380){\line( 0,-1){1650}}\put(4200,-2761){\framebox(2100,1200){Filter}}\thinlines\put(5251,-2911){\vector( 1,-1){1050}}\put(826,-1936){\vector( 3, 1){675}}\put(826,-2311){\vector( 2,-1){660}}\put(676,-2386){\vector( 1,-1){825}}\put(676,-1936){\vector( 1, 1){825}}\put(600,-1861){\vector( 0, 1){900}}\put(600,-2461){\vector( 0,-1){900}}\put(900,-2161){\vector( 1, 0){3000}}\put(6376,-2161){\vector( 1, 0){3000}}\put(300,-3736){\makebox(0,0)[lb]{Source}}\put(2400,-4411){\makebox(0,0)[cb]{Collimator}} 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By Axiom \ref{ax:particle}, theparticle will certainly be detected at one position and only oneposition. We denote by $\XX$ the 4-geon manifolds consistent with thestate-preparation and the \x-oriented Stern-Gerlach equipment. Clearly$\XX \subseteq \MM$; because of the 4-geon postulate we can have $\XX\neq \MM$. Of all the manifolds in $\XX$, some will correspond to $x >0$, and the remainder to $x \leq 0$; these will be denoted $\XX^+$ and$\XX^-$, respectively. Note that the same measurement apparatusdetermines $x > 0$ and $x \leq 0$; therefore $\XX = \XX^+ \cup \XX^-$.A \y-axis measurement may be made in a similar way (seeFigure~\ref{fig:ymeas}) which defines subsets $\YY$, $\YY^+$ and$\YY^-$ of $\MM$. An \x\ and \y-oriented Stern-Gerlach apparatusclearly cannot both be set in the {\em same} place at the {\em same}time; they are incompatible, and by Axiom~\ref{ax:meas} the boundaryconditions which they set are incompatible. Hence $\YY$\ and $\XX$\are disjoint subsets of $\MM$.\subsection{The Propositions}The propositions are the equivalence classes of outcomes of yes/noexperiments, two experiments being equivalent if there is no statepreparation that can distinguish them. Four non-trivial propositions,$p$,$q$,$r$ and $s$, can be stated about the \x\ and \y-spin of 4-geonmanifolds, \M. They listed in Table~\ref{table:prop}, together withthe subsets of manifolds in the equivalence class and the experimentalresults which they relate to.In addition, there are the two trivial propositions $\To$ and$\Ti$. Axiom~\ref{ax:particle} ensures that there exists at least one4-geon manifold consistent with any measurement ($\exists \M \in\XX$). Equivalently, given the state-preparation and measurementboundary conditions then $\M \in \XX$. The trivial propositions, $\Ti$(which is always true) and $\To$ (which is always false), correspondto this Axiom and its converse:\begin{equation}\begin{array}{lcl}\begin{array}[t]{rcl}\To &\equiv&  \M \in \emptyset \nonumber \\    &\equiv&  \XX =  \emptyset \nonumber \\    &\equiv&  \YY =  \emptyset \nonumber \end{array} &\hspace{10mm}&\begin{array}[t]{rcl}\Ti &\equiv&  \M \in \XX \mbox{\ for an \x-spin measurement}\nonumber \\    &\equiv&  \M \in \YY \mbox{\ for a \y-spin measurement}\nonumber\end{array} \end{array}\end{equation}The fact that the trivial propositions have more than oneinterpretation is common to classical mechanics. For example, thepropositions that {\em the momentum is a real number} and that {\emthe position is a real number} are both always true for a classicalobject. What is non-classical here is that these two physicaldescriptions correspond to two different (and disjoint) sets ofpossible results. Classically the measurements are different ways ofpartitioning the common set defined by the initial conditionsalone. Here the measurements define two different sets, but thepropositions are identical because the sets give the same information.\begin{table}[p]\begin{tabular}{|lll|}\hlineProposition & Manifolds & Measurement\\ \hline$\To$& $\emptyset$& Always False \\$p$    & $\M \in \XX^+$ & The \x-Spin is measured to be $ > 0$ \\$q$    & $\M \in \XX^-$ & The \x-Spin is measured to be $\leq 0$ \\$r$    & $\M \in \YY^+$ & The \y-Spin is measured to be $ > 0$ \\$s$    & $\M \in \YY^-$ & The \y-Spin is measured to be $\leq 0$ \\$\Ti$& $\M \in \XX$   & The \x-Spin is measurable\\$\Ti$& $\M \in \YY$   & The \y-Spin is measurable\\ \hline\end{tabular}\caption{The propositions and sets of manifolds of the spin-half system}\label{table:prop}\end{table}\subsection{Partial Ordering}The ordering relation for two propositions, $a$ and $b$, is $a \leq b$which means that $a$ true implies that $b$ istrue. For the spin-half system the partial ordering is almost trivial:\begin{equation}\To  \leq p  \leq \Ti, \hspace{10mm} \To  \leq q  \leq \Ti, \hspace{10mm}\To  \leq r  \leq \Ti, \hspace{10mm}\To  \leq s  \leq \Ti\end{equation}In this case there can be no ordering between $p$ and $r$ \etc\ whenthey are in different directions, because $\XX$ and $\YY$ are disjoint(and can clearly be distinguished by some state preparations) and so amanifold cannot be in both. The propositions of the system thereforeform a poset (partially ordered set). Generally, the ordering relationcan only be applied to propositions if there exists at least oneexperimental arrangement which evaluates both of them together. \subsection{Meet and Join}The meet of two propositions, $a\wedge b$, is the largest proposition,the truth of which implies that both $a$ and $b$ are true. For anyposet it follows that: $a \wedge a = a$, $a \wedge \Ti = a$ and $a\wedge \To = \To$. For this system we have in addition:\begin{equation}a\wedge b = \To ,\hspace{10mm}\hbox{$\forall a \neq b$} \end{equation}For a 4-geon manifold, \M, to be in the meet of $p$ and $r$, it wouldhave to be in $\XX^+$ and $\YY^+$ which is not possible; the solutionset is therefore the empty set which corresponds to \To. Membership ofthe subsets $\XX^+$ and $\YY^+$ corresponds to physicallydistinguishable statements about the state preparation so theequivalence relation does not affect this conclusion.The join of two propositions, $a\vee b$, is the smallest propositionwhich  istrue whenever either $a$ or $b$ is true. For any poset itfollows that: $a \vee a = a$, $a \vee\To = a$ and $a \vee \Ti = \Ti$. For this system we have in addition:\begin{equation}a \vee b = \Ti \hspace{10mm}\hbox{$\forall a \neq b$} \end{equation}In this small system there is no other acceptable choice for $p \veer$ \etc\ \subsection{Orthocomplementation}As in classical mechanics we consider the orthocomplementation$a^\perp$ of a proposition $a$ by taking the set-theoretic complementwith respect to all possible outcomes of the same experiment. Wedefine the complements of our system in Table~\ref{table:comp}\begin{table}[p]\begin{tabular}{|ll|}\hlineComplement & Manifolds \\ \hline$\To^\perp = \Ti$&  Always True \\$p^\perp = q$   & $\M \in (\XX\setminus\XX^+ \equiv \XX^-)$ \\$q^\perp  =p$  & $\M \in (\XX\setminus\XX^- \equiv \XX^+)$   \\$r^\perp  =s$  & $\M \in (\YY\setminus\YY^+\equiv \YY^-)$  \\$s^\perp  =r$  & $\M \in (\YY\setminus\YY^-\equiv \YY^+)$ \\$\Ti^\perp = \To$  & Always False \\ \hline\end{tabular}\caption{The complements of the propositions of the spin-half system}\label{table:comp}\end{table}From Table~\ref{table:comp} and Table~\ref{table:prop}, it is clearthat the required properties of orthocomplementation are satisfied:\begin{enumerate}\item $(a^\perp)^\perp = a$ \item $a \vee a^\perp = \Ti$ and $a \wedge a^\perp = \To$\item $a \leq b \Rightarrow b^\perp \leq a^\perp$\end{enumerate} The first two follow directly from set theory, while the thirdonly applies in the cases: $a<\Ti$ or $\To <a$, because of thesimple structure of this poset.  The definition given satisfies DeMorgan's laws:\begin{eqnarray}(a_1 \wedge a_2 )^\perp &=& a_1^\perp \vee a_2^\perp \\(a_1 \vee a_2 )^\perp &=& a_1^\perp \wedge a_2^\perp \\\end{eqnarray}Thus we have an orthocomplemented poset. DeMorgan's Laws can be usedto define the join of two incompatible propositions in terms of themeet and orthocomplementation \eg:\begin{equation} p \vee r = (q\wedge s)^\perp = \To^\perp = \Ti\end{equation} \subsection{Lattice}A lattice is a poset where the meet and join always exist. The meetand join of any two elements of this system always exist, these being\To\ and \Ti\, respectively, for any two differentpropositions. Table~\ref{table:meet} shows the meet and join for allthe propositions.\begin{table}[p]\begin{tabular}{ccc}\begin{tabular}{|l|cccccc|}\hline$\wedge$&$\To$&  $p$&  $q$&  $r$&  $s$&$\Ti$ \\ \hline$\To$   &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$ \\$p$     &$\To$&$p$  &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$ \\$q$     &$\To$&$\To$&$q$  &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$ \\$r$     &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$r$  &$\To$&$\To$ \\$s $    &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$s$  &$\To$ \\$\Ti$   &$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\To$&$\Ti$ \\ \hline\end{tabular} &\hspace{10mm} &\begin{tabular}{|l|cccccc|}\hline$\vee$ &$\To$& $p$ & $q$ & $r$ & $s$ &$\Ti$ \\ \hline$\To$  &$\To$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$ \\$p$    &$\Ti$&$p $ &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$   \\$q$    &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$q$  &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$   \\$r$    &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$r$  &$\Ti$&$\Ti$   \\$s$    &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$s$  &$\Ti$  \\$\To$  &$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$&$\Ti$ \\ \hline\end{tabular}\\\end{tabular}\caption{The meets  and joins of the propositions of the spin-half system}\label{table:meet}\end{table}The poset is thus seen to be an orthocomplemented {\em Lattice}.\subsection{Orthomodularity} The orthomodularity condition:\begin{equation}a \leq b \Rightarrow b = a \vee (b \wedge a^\perp)\label{eq:orthomodular}\end{equation}is satisfied by the simple spin-half poset, as can be seen byconsidering each case, $\forall a \in\{p,q,r,s\}$:\begin{eqnarray} \To \leq a   &\Rightarrow& a = \To \vee (a \wedge \Ti) \\a \leq \Ti   &\Rightarrow& \Ti = a \vee (\Ti \wedge a^\perp) \\a \leq a     &\Rightarrow& a = a \vee (a \wedge a^\perp) \\\To \leq \Ti &\Rightarrow& \Ti = \To \vee (\Ti \wedge \Ti) \end{eqnarray}\subsection{Modularity}That this lattice is modular can be seen by examining it case bycase. The failure of the modularity law, as required for a strictlyorthomodular lattice, will only occur for systems with an infinitespectra \cite[Page~220]{jauch}.\subsection{Distributivity}A simple counterexample suffices to show that the distributive rulefails for propositions about different directions:\begin{equation}p \wedge (r \vee r^\perp) \neq (p \wedge r) \vee (p \wedge r^\perp)\end{equation}the LHS is $p \wedge \Ti = p$, while the RHS is $\To \vee \To = \To$;thus $p$ and $r$ are not compatible. The result can be checked fromTable~\ref{table:meet} of meets and joins or by noting that thesubsets $\XX^+,\YY^+,\YY^-$ corresponding to the propositions $p$,$r$and $s$, respectively, are all disjoint and not related by theequivalence relation.\subsection{Atomicity}An atom is a proposition, different from $\To$, which does not haveany smaller proposition. The propositions $p,q,r,s$ are clearly theatoms.\subsection{Covering Property}We say that $a$ covers $b$ if $a > b$, and $a \ge c \ge b$ implieseither $c =a$ or $c = b$. A lattice has the covering property if thejoin of any element, $a$, with an atom not contained in $a$ covers$a$. Clearly $\forall a,b \in \{p,q,r,s\}$:\begin{eqnarray}\To \vee a &=& a \mbox{\hspace{5mm} which covers $\To$} \\a \vee b &=& \Ti\mbox{\hspace{5mm} which covers $a$}\end{eqnarray}This establishes that the system has the covering property.Starting with propositions about sets of manifolds in classicalgeneral relativity, we have constructed a non-distributive,orthomodular lattice, which is atomic and has the coveringproperty. The significance is not just that such a lattice is afeature of quantum mechanics, but that it is {\em the} distinguishingfeature of quantum mechanics. It has previously been thought that anon-distributive lattice of propositions could never be constructedfrom a classical theory and hence that no classical explanation ofquantum mechanics was possible; this is shown to be false. The presentwork gives a classical explanation for the origin of quantum mechanicsand because it is based on the accepted theory of general relativity,it offers the most economical interpretation. \section{CONCLUSIONS}By modelling particles as 4-geons in general relativity (rather thanevolving 3-manifolds), features characteristic of quantum mechanicscan be derived. This work therefore offers a novel possibility for aclassical basis for quantum mechanics, and in doing so offers a way toreconcile general relativity and quantum mechanics.  Some of theimplications and unresolved issues are:\begin{enumerate}\item Time is an asymptotic approximation as expected byworkers in quantum gravity\cite{isham}.\item The theory does not exclude classical objects. Measurements of a3-geon, if one existed, could not satisfy the logic of quantummechanics. Gravitational waves are also described as evolving3-manifolds and, although there may be some problems defining a globalhypersurface \cite{penrose}, they do not have the topological structure toexhibit the measurement-dependent effects characteristic of quantummechanics.\item It follows from the previous comment that there is nograviton. Potentially, this is a testable prediction of the theory.\item Even in the asymptotic region, the metric associated with our4-geon model of a single particle is not well-defined by statepreparation alone, since each manifold consistent with the statepreparation ($\M \in \MM$) can have different asymptoticproperties. This is an almost inevitable consequence of reconcilingquantum mechanics and general relativity\cite{page_geilker}. However, thepresent perspective on the origin of quantum mechanics accounts forthe lack of a well-defined metric as being due to incompleteness ofboundary conditions imposed by state preparation, rather than as aninherent feature of the gravitational field.\item Non-local effects - as exemplified by the EPR experiments - canbe explained by theories with non-trivialtopologies\cite[Page~481]{holland}, since with CTCs there can existcausal routes from one arm of the experiment to the other. Quantummechanics itself requires only a failure of weak-causality(statistical correlations of a non-local character between spacelikeseparated events\cite{ballentine_jarrett}); with CTCs as an essentialpart of the structure of an elementary particle however, it is notclear why a failure of strong-causality (communication betweenspacelike separated events) is not apparent. \item Like all theories of quantum gravity and interpretations ofquantum mechanics, this work is speculative. The theory can only beproven if exactsolutions to Einstein's equations with the required propertiesare found. Considering the difficulty of finding exact solutions withnon-trivial topology, a more practical way of confirming these ideas isto examine the predictions, the first of which is the absence of agraviton.\end{enumerate}It would indeed be ironic if the interpretation quantum theory withwhich Einstein was so dissatisfied could be seen to be a consequenceof his general theory of relativity.\section{Acknowledgements}I would like to thank Dr Hyland and Professor Isham for helpfuldiscussions. 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