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In this paper we use tools from the theory of MV-algebras and MV-algebraic states to study infinitesimal perturbations of classical (i.e. Boolean) events and their non-Archimedean probability. In particular we deal with a class of MV-algebras which can be roughly defined by attaching a cloud of infinitesimals to every element of a finite Boolean algebra and for them we introduce the class of Chang-states. These are non-Archimedean mappings which we prove to be representable in terms of a usual (i.e. Archimedean) probability measure and a positive group homomorphism capable to handle the infinitesimal side of the MV-algebras we are dealing with. We also study in which relation Chang-states are with MV-homomorphisms taking value in a suitable perfect MV-algebra.
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Diaconescu, D., Ferraioli, A.R., Flaminio, T., Gerla, B. (2014). Exploring Infinitesimal Events through MV-algebras and non-Archimedean States. In: Laurent, A., Strauss, O., Bouchon-Meunier, B., Yager, R.R. (eds) Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems. IPMU 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 443. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08855-6_39
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