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Non-locality and quasiclassical reality in Kent's formulation of relativistic quantum theory

Published version
Peer-reviewed

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Conference Object

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Authors

Butterfield, Jeremy Nicholas  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-5802
Marsh, B 

Abstract

jats:titleAbstract</jats:title> jats:pWe report Adrian Kent’s proposed framework for a realist, one-world, Lorentz-invariant formulation of quantum theory. The idea is to postulate a final boundary condition: in effect, a late-time distribution of mass-energy recording how photons scattered off macroscopic objects. Nature selects this final boundary condition with the orthodox late-time Born probability; and this defines the probability space of events, to give a realist quantum theory. We emphasize two topics. First, we consider this formulation’s verdicts about traditional locality conditions, such as Outcome Independence and Parameter Independence. Second, we discuss a possible amendment to Kent’s proposal that, roughly speaking, allows for the emergence of a quasiclassical history even when mass-energy is shielded or delayed from appearing in the final boundary condition.</jats:p>

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Keywords

5107 Particle and High Energy Physics, 51 Physical Sciences

Journal Title

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Conference Name

DICE 2018

Journal ISSN

1742-6588
1742-6596

Volume Title

1275

Publisher

IOP Publishing
Sponsorship
none