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Emergent deterministic systems

Quantum Physics 2017-03-07 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

According to quantum theory, randomness is a fundamental property of the universe yet classical physics is mostly deterministic. In this article I show that it is possible for deterministic systems to arise from random ones and discuss the implications of this for the concept of free will.

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@article{arxiv.1703.01516,
  title  = {Emergent deterministic systems},
  author = {Ian T. Durham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.01516},
  year   = {2017}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures