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On relativistic elements of reality

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

Several arguments have been proposed some years ago, attempting to prove the impossibility of defining Lorentz-invariant elements of reality. I find that a sufficient condition for the existence of elements of reality, introduced in these proofs, seems to be used also as a necessary condition. I argue that Lorentz-invariant elements of reality can be defined but, as Vaidman pointed out, they won't satisfy the so-called product rule. In so doing I obtain algebraic constraints on elements of reality associated with a maximal set of commuting Hermitian operators.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0802.2537,
  title  = {On relativistic elements of reality},
  author = {Louis Marchildon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2537},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Clarifications, reference added; published version

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