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Unpredictability is perfectly possible in a deterministic universe

History and Philosophy of Physics 2022-10-18 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We revisit the vexed question of how unpredictability can arise in a deterministic universe, focusing on unitary quantum theory. We discuss why quantum unpredictability is irrelevant for the possibility of what some people call `free-will', and why existing `free-will' arguments are themselves irrelevant to argue for or against a physical theory.

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@article{arxiv.2210.09050,
  title  = {Unpredictability is perfectly possible in a deterministic universe},
  author = {Chiara Marletto and Vlatko Vedral},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.09050},
  year   = {2022}
}
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