Quantum Foundations
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The Born probability measure describes the statistics of measurements in which observers selflocate themselves in some region of reality. In ψ-ontic quantum theories, reality is directly represented by the wavefunction. We show that... more
This groundbreaking work is bringing together quantum physicists and philosophers in an unprecedented way... Making a tabula rasa from all its historical and heuristical developments, it presents Quantum Field Theory in its modern form in... more
We theoretically investigate a generalized “which-path” measurement on an electronic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) implemented via Coulomb coupling to a second electronic MZI acting as a detector. The use of contextual values, or... more
We propose four information-theoretic axioms for the foundations of statistical mechanics in general physical theories. The axioms---Causality, Purity Preservation, Pure Sharpness, and Purification---identify a class of theories where... more
We derive quantum theory from purely informational principles. Five elementary axioms—causality, perfect distinguishability, ideal compression, local distinguishability, and pure conditioning—define a broad class of theories of... more
Quantum superposition states are behind many of the curious phenomena exhibited by quantum systems, including Bell non-locality, quantum interference, quantum computational speed-up, and the measurement problem. However, many qualitative... more
This article analyzes the implications of protective measurement for the meaning of the wave function. According to protective measurement, the mass and charge of a charged quantum system are distributed in space, and the mass and charge... more
Gravity is thought of as the most feeble force. Indeed for two electrons the Coulomb force is 42 orders of magnitude stronger than their mutual gravitational attraction. We find an expression that determines this Coulomb to gravity force... more
The very presence of zero-point field allows us to consider the structure of the electron with center of charge in circular motion around center of mass. Considering extended electron structure in stochastic electrodynamics, mass and... more
Microcanonical thermodynamics studies the operations that can be performed on systems with well-defined energy. So far, this approach has been applied to classical and quantum systems. Here we extend it to arbitrary physical theories,... more
In this letter, we point to three widely accepted challenges that the quantum theory, quantum information, and quantum foundations communities are currently facing: indeterminism, the semantics of conditional probabilities, and the spooky... more
The very presence of zero-point field allows us to consider the structure of the electron with center of charge in circular motion around center of mass. Considering extended electron structure in stochastic electrodynamics, mass and... more
Rather than attempting to fit gravitation into the quantum format, quanta are derived from gravitation, i.e. electron mass, m^3 = k^2 (H/G) (e/c)^4; light quark mass mass, m^3 = (H/G) (h/c)^2; relativity/quantum bridge, γ^2 = (n/2) (α... more