Gao, Shan (2018) Unitary quantum theories are incompatible with special relativity. [Preprint]

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It is shown that the combination of a unitary quantum theory and special relativity may lead to a contradiction when considering the statistics of certain measurement results in different Lorentz frames in a Gedankenexperiment. This result seems to imply that either unitary quantum theories are wrong or if a unitary quantum theory is right then there must exist a preferred Lorentz frame.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Gao, Shan sgao7319@uni.sydney.edu.au
Keywords:	unitary quantum theories; Bell's theorem; special relativity; superobserver; preferred Lorentz frame; many-worlds theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Prof. Shan Gao
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2018 15:54
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2018 15:54
Item ID:	15357
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	6 November 2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15357

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