Better than "flashes": Transactions
Abstract
I discuss Gisin's result showing that sets of quantum-correlated spacelike events cannot be described by a covariant probability distribution over hidden variables, and his conclusion that Tumulka's "rGRWf" (relativistic GRW "flash ontology" model) is an appropriate model to resolve the apparent conflict between quantum theory and relativity. The contrasts and similarities between the Transactional Interpretation's (TI) handling of a specific measurement result and that of GRW approaches are clarified. I argue that TI resolves the apparent conflict between quantum theory and relativity described by Gisin in a harmonious manner, without the necessity of modifying the theory.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1002.2675,
title = {Better than "flashes": Transactions},
author = {R. E. Kastner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2675},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
In response to apparent confusion by some readers, this revision clarifies the fact that confirmation waves (CW) are generated for all components of the offer wave absorbed, resulting in a set of incipient transactions corresponding to different outcomes in a particular basis. This provides a physical explanation for von Neumann's "Process 1."