Strict Holism in a Quantum Superposition of Macroscopic States
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We show that some N-particle quantum systems are holistic, such that the system is deterministic, whereas its parts are random. The total correlation is not sufficient to determine the probability distribution, showing a need for extra measurements. We propose a formal definition of holism not based on separability.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0003046,
title = {Strict Holism in a Quantum Superposition of Macroscopic States},
author = {J. Acacio de Barros and Patrick Suppes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0003046},
year = {2007}
}
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6 pages, LaTeX (RevTex 4), no figures