ψ-epistemic theories: The role of symmetry

Formalizing an old desire of Einstein, “ψ-epistemic theories” try to reproduce the predictions of quantum mechanics, while viewing quantum states as ordinary probability distributions over underlying objects called “ontic states.” Regardless of one's philosophical views about such theories, the...

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Main Authors: Aaronson, Scott, Chua, Lynn, Lowther, George, Bouland, Adam Michael
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84072
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-8337
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1333-4045