Randomness: quantum versus classical

DOI10.1142/S0219749916400098MaRDI QIDQ2830250zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Andrei Khrennikov

Publication date 9 November 2016

Published in International Journal of Quantum Information (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.08852

zbMATH Keywords

acausalityalgorithmic complexitydigital philosophyinformation interpretationirreducible quantum randomnessquantum Bayesianismquantum random generatorsrandom sequencetypicalityunpredictability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) Bayesian inference (62F15) Quantum algorithms and complexity in the theory of computing (68Q12) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

Abstract: Recent tremendous development of quantum information theory led to a number of quantum technological projects, e.g., quantum random generators. This development stimulates a new wave of interest in quantum foundations. One of the most intriguing problems of quantum foundations is elaboration of a consistent and commonly accepted interpretation of quantum state. Closely related problem is clarification of the notion of quantum randomness and its interrelation with classical randomness. In this short review we shall discuss basics of classical theory of randomness (which by itself is very complex and characterized by diversity of approaches) and compare it with irreducible quantum randomness. The second part of this review is devoted to the information interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM) in the spirit of Zeilinger and Brukner (and QBism of Fuchs et al.) and physics in general (e.g., Wheeler's "it from bit") as well as digital philosophy of Chaitin (with historical coupling to ideas of Leibnitz). Finally, we continue discussion on interrelation of quantum and classical randomness and information interpretation of QM.

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