We provide a mathematically and conceptually robust notion of quantum superpositions of graphs. We argue that, crucially, quantum superpositions of graphs require node names for their correct alignment, which we demonstrate through a no-signalling argument. Nevertheless, node names are a fiducial construct, serving a similar purpose to the labelling of points through a choice of coordinates in continuous space. Graph renamings, aka isomorphisms, are understood as a change of coordinates on the graph and correspond to a natively discrete analogue of continuous diffeomorphisms. We postulate renaming invariance as a symmetry principle in discrete topology of similar weight to diffeomorphism invariance in the continuous. We explain how to impose renaming invariance at the level of quantum superpositions of graphs, in a way that still allows us to talk about an observable centred at a specific node.
翻译:我们从数学上和概念上对图形的量子叠加提供了一种稳健的概念。我们争论说,关键是,图形的量子叠加需要节点名称来进行正确对齐,我们通过无信号参数来证明这一点。然而,节点名称是一个构思,通过在连续空间选择坐标来达到与点标签相似的目的。图形重命名,即aka异形学,被理解为图形上的坐标变化,并对应一个本地离散的连续地对异形态学模拟。我们把重命名作为不同地貌学的对称原则,在类似重量的离散地表学中,以异态为连续地变异性。我们解释如何在图形的量子叠加位置上强制重新定位,这样仍然使我们能够谈论以特定节点为中心的可观测性。</s>