
Demons, Demons, Demons: Information-Theoretic Statistical Mechanics & the 2nd Law
Daniel Parker Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Quantum foundations concerns the conceptual and mathematical underpinnings of quantum theory. In particular, we search for novel quantum effects, consider how to interpret the formalism, ask where the formalism comes from, and how we might modify it. Research at Perimeter Institute is particularly concerned with reconstructing quantum theory from more natural postulates and reformulating the theory in ways that elucidate its conceptual structure. Research in the foundations of quantum theory naturally interfaces with research in quantum information and quantum gravity.
Daniel Parker Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Shih-Yuin Lin National Changhua University of Education
Guido Bacciagaluppi University of Sydney
Alejandro Cabo Instituto de Cibernética Matemática y Física
David Rideout University of California, San Diego
Robert Spekkens Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics