About Possible Extensions of Quantum Theory

被引:13
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作者
Ghirardi, GianCarlo [1 ,2 ]
Romano, Raffaele [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Trieste, Dept Phys, Trieste, Italy
[2] Abdus Salam Int Ctr Theoret Phys, Trieste, Italy
[3] Iowa State Univ, Dept Math, Ames, IA 50011 USA
关键词
Signaling; Free will; Quantum theory;
D O I
10.1007/s10701-013-9724-6
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Recently it has been claimed that no extension of quantum theory can have improved predictive power, the statement following, according to the authors, from the assumptions of free will and of the correctness of quantum predictions concerning the correlations of measurement outcomes. Here we prove that the argument is basically flawed by an inappropriate use of the assumption of free will. In particular, among other implications, the claim, if correct, would imply that Bohmian Mechanics is incompatible with free will. This statement, appearing in the paper, derives from the unjustified identification of free will with the no-signaling constraint and of a purely formal and not physical use of such a constraint.
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页码:881 / 894
页数:14
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