PIRSA:09080003 Conference

DOI10.48660/09080003

Conference/School: Reconstructing Quantum Theory - 2009

Grinbaum, A. (2009). The quantum logical reconstruction from Rovelli's axioms and its limits. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/09080003

Grinbaum, Alexei. The quantum logical reconstruction from Rovelli's axioms and its limits. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 09, 2009, https://pirsa.org/09080003 

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  doi = {10.48660/09080003},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/09080003},
  author = {Grinbaum, Alexei},
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  language = {en},
  title = {The quantum logical reconstruction from Rovelli{\textquoteright}s axioms and its limits},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2009},
  month = {aug},
  note = {PIRSA:09080003 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
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Abstract

What belongs to quantum theory is no more than what is needed for its derivation. Keeping to this maxim, we record a paradigmatic shift in the foundations of quantum mechanics, where the focus has recently moved from interpreting to reconstructing quantum theory. We present a quantum logical derivation based on Rovelli's information-theoretic axioms. Its strengths and weaknesses will be studied in the light of recent developments, focusing on the subsystems rule, continuity assumptions, and the definition of observer. Publications: * "Reconstruction of quantum theory," British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 58, 2007, pp. 387-408. * "Information-theoretic principle entails orthomodularity of a lattice," Foundations of Physics Letters 18 (6), 2005, pp. 563-572. * "Elements of information-theoretic derivation of the formalism of quantum theory", International Journal of Quantum Information 1(3), 2003, pp. 289-300.

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