The Free Will Theorem
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
On the basis of three physical axioms, we prove that if the choice of a particular type of spin 1 experiment is not a function of the information accessible to the experimenters, then its outcome is equally not a function of the information accessible to the particles. We show that this result is robust, and deduce that neither hidden variable theories nor mechanisms of the GRW type for wave function collapse can be made relativistic. We also establish the consistency of our axioms and discuss the philosophical implications.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0604079,
title = {The Free Will Theorem},
author = {John Conway and Simon Kochen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0604079},
year = {2009}
}
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31 pages, 6figures