Determinism, independence, and objectivity are incompatible

Radu Ionicioiu; Robert B. Mann; Daniel R. Terno

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.060405

Determinism, independence, and objectivity are incompatible

Radu Ionicioiu, Robert B. Mann, Daniel R. Terno

Macquarie University Research Centre in Quantum Science and Technology

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Abstract

Hidden-variable models aim to reproduce the results of quantum theory and to satisfy our classical intuition. Their refutation is usually based on deriving predictions that are different from those of quantum mechanics. Here instead we study the mutual compatibility of apparently reasonable classical assumptions. We analyze a version of the delayed-choice experiment which ostensibly combines determinism, independence of hidden variables on the conducted experiments, and wave-particle objectivity (the assertion that quantum systems are, at any moment, either particles or waves, but not both). These three ideas are incompatible with any theory, not only with quantum mechanics.

Original language	English
Article number	060405
Pages (from-to)	060405-1-060405-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	114
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.060405
Publication status	Published - 13 Feb 2015

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Radu Ionicioiu, Robert B. Mann, and Daniel R. Terno, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 060405, 2015. Copyright (2015) by the American Physical Society. The original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.060405.

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