Artículo
Thermodynamical cost of some interpretations of quantum theory
Autor/es | Cabello Quintero, Adán
Mile Gu Gühne, Otfried Larsson, Jan Ake Wiesner, Karoline |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Aplicada II |
Fecha de publicación | 2016 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-06-30 |
Resumen | The interpretation of quantum theory is one of the longest-standing debates in physics. Type I interpretations see quantum probabilities as determined by intrinsic properties of the observed system. Type II see them as ... The interpretation of quantum theory is one of the longest-standing debates in physics. Type I interpretations see quantum probabilities as determined by intrinsic properties of the observed system. Type II see them as relational experiences between an observer and the system. It is usually believed that a decision between these two options cannot be made simply on purely physical grounds but requires an act of metaphysical judgment. Here we show that, under some assumptions, the problem is decidable using thermodynamics. We prove that type I interpretations are incompatible with the following assumptions: (i) The choice of which measurement is performed can be made randomly and independently of the system under observation, (ii) the system has limited memory, and (iii) Landauer’s erasure principle holds. |
Agencias financiadoras | FQXi large grant project The Nature of Information in Sequential Quantum Measurements FEDER funds European Union (EU) DFGGerman Research Foundation (DFG) John Templeton Foundation Singapore National Research F |
Cita | Cabello Quintero, A., Mile Gu, , Gühne, O., Larsson, J.A. y Wiesner, K. (2016). Thermodynamical cost of some interpretations of quantum theory. Physical Review A, 94 (5), 052127-1-052127-5. |
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