H-theorem and Maxwell Demon in Quantum Physics. (arXiv:1804.06886v1 [quant-ph]) quant-ph updates on arXiv.org on 2018-4-21 2:11am GMT Authors: N.S. Kirsanov, A.V. Lebedev, I.A. Sadovskyy, M.V. Suslov, V.M. Vinokur, G. Blatter, G.B. Lesovik The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that temporal evolution of an isolated system occurs with non-diminishing entropy. In quantum realm, this holds for energy-isolated systems the evolution of which is described by the so-called unital… Read more →
Infinte Idealization and Contextual Realism Philsci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. on 2018-4-13 8:48pm GMT Liu, Chuang (2018) Infinte Idealization and Contextual Realism. Synthese. ISSN 1573-0964 The big fudge: Welcome to the theory of not-quite-everything New Scientist – Home on 2018-4-13 12:00pm GMT Physicists from Einstein to Hawking tried and failed to unite gravity and quantum theory. Now we… Read more →
A Finite Theory of Qubit Physics. (arXiv:1804.01734v1 [quant-ph]) quant-ph updates on arXiv.org on 2018-4-07 1:45am GMT Authors: T.N.Palmer Hardy’s axiomatic approach to the quantum theory of discrete Hilbert Spaces reveals that just one principle distinguishes it from classical probability theory: there should be continuous (and hence infinitesimal) reversible transformations between any pair of pure states – the single word `continuous’ giving… Read more →
Decoherence and Determinism in a One-Dimensional Cloud-Chamber Model Latest Results for Foundations of Physics on 2018-4-01 12:00am GMT Abstract The hypothesis (Sparenberg et al. in EPJ Web Conf 58:01016, [1]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135801016) that the particular linear tracks appearing in the measurement of a spherically-emitting radioactive source in a cloud chamber are determined by the (random) positions of atoms or molecules inside the… Read more →
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Reviewed by Peter J. Lewis, Dartmouth College Shan Gao (2017), The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Shan Gao has written an exemplary book on the nature of the wave function—its theoretical role, the ontology it represents, and how understanding this ontology can contribute to solving the measurement problem…. Read more →
Taking Heisenberg’s Potentia Seriously. (arXiv:1709.03595v5 [quant-ph] UPDATED) quant-ph updates on arXiv.org on 2018-3-23 12:59am GMT Authors: R. E. Kastner, Stuart Kauffman, Michael Epperson It is argued that quantum theory is best understood as requiring an ontological duality of res extensa and res potentia, where the latter is understood per Heisenberg’s original proposal, and the former is roughly equivalent to Descartes’ ‘extended substance.’ However,… Read more →
Theoretical physics and foundations of physics have not made much progress in the last few decades. Whether we are talking about unifying general relativity and quantum field theory (quantum gravity), explaining so-called dark energy and dark matter (cosmology), or the interpretation and implications of quantum mechanics and relativity, there is no consensus in sight. In addition, both enterprises are deeply… Read more →
