Quantum counterfactuals and locality

DOI10.1007/S10701-012-9637-9zbMATH Open1247.81012arXiv1201.0255OpenAlexW1979552904WikidataQ56068725 ScholiaQ56068725MaRDI QIDQ436965FDOQ436965

Authors: Robert B. Griffiths 

Publication date: 17 July 2012

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Stapp's counterfactual argument for quantum nonlocality based upon a Hardy entangled state is shown to be flawed. While he has correctly analyzed a particular framework using the method of consistent histories, there are alternative frameworks which do not support his argument. The framework dependence of quantum counterfactual arguments, with analogs in classical counterfactuals, vitiates the claim that nonlocal (superluminal) influences exist in the quantum world. Instead it shows that counterfactual arguments are of limited use for analyzing these questions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.0255

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zbMATH Keywords

counterfactualnonlocalityquantum

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations (81P40)

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