Bell's Theorem, Quantum Probabilities, and Superdeterminism
Quantum Physics
2020-10-27 v3 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
In this short survey article, I discuss Bell's theorem and some strategies that attempt to avoid the conclusion of non-locality. I focus on two that intersect with the philosophy of probability: (1) quantum probabilities and (2) superdeterminism. The issues they raised not only apply to a wide class of no-go theorems about quantum mechanics but are also of general philosophical interest.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2006.08609,
title = {Bell's Theorem, Quantum Probabilities, and Superdeterminism},
author = {Eddy Keming Chen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.08609},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
Forthcoming in Eleanor Knox and Alastair Wilson (eds.), The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Physics. (This new version of the paper contains a new section that discusses the recent model of superdeterminism by G. S. Ciepielewski, E. Okon, and D. Sudarsky (2020).)