Why "noncommuting common causes" don't explain anything
Quantum Physics
2014-02-25 v2
Abstract
In my commentary, I will argue that the conclusions drawn in the paper "Noncommutative causality in algebraic quantum field" theory by G\'abor Hofer-Szab\'o (and similar publications) are incorrect. As proven by J.S. Bell, a local common causal explanation of correlations violating the Bell inequality is impossible.
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@article{arxiv.1310.1489,
title = {Why "noncommuting common causes" don't explain anything},
author = {Dustin Lazarovici},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.1489},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
To appear in: Galavotti et.al.(eds.), New Directions in the Philosophy of Science (Proceedings of the PSE workshops held in 2012). V2: References fixed, typos corrected, minor changes in the text for better readability