PIRSA:22030103 Scientific Series Quantum Foundations

DOI10.48660/22030103

Series: Quantum Foundations

Adlam, E. (2022). Contextuality, Fine-tuning and Teleological Explanation. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/22030103

Adlam, Emily. Contextuality, Fine-tuning and Teleological Explanation. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 11, 2022, https://pirsa.org/22030103 

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  doi = {10.48660/22030103},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/22030103},
  author = {Adlam, Emily},
  keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
  language = {en},
  title = {Contextuality, Fine-tuning and Teleological Explanation},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2022},
  month = {mar},
  note = {PIRSA:22030103 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

In this talk I will assess various proposals for the source of the intuition that there is something problematic about contextuality, and argue that contextuality is best thought of in terms of fine-tuning. I will suggest that as with other fine-tuning problems in quantum mechanics, this behaviour can be understood as a manifestation of teleological features of physics. I will also introduce several formal mathematical frameworks that have been used to analyse contextuality and discuss how their results should be interpreted. 

 

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