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Comment on "Distinct Quantum States Can Be Compatible with a Single State of Reality"

Gao, Shan (2012) Comment on "Distinct Quantum States Can Be Compatible with a Single State of Reality". [Preprint]

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Lewis et al. recently demonstrated that additional assumptions such as preparation independence are always necessary to rule out a psi-epistemic model, in which the quantum state is not uniquely determined by the underlying physical state. Here we point out that these authors ignored the important work of Aharonov, Anandan and Vaidman on protective measurements, and their conclusion, which is based only on an analysis of conventional projective measurements, is not true.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Gao, Shansgao7319@uni.sydney.edu.au
Keywords: psi-epistemic model; quantum state; wave function; protective measurement
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User: Dr. Shan Gao
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2012 22:44
Last Modified: 24 Nov 2012 22:44
Item ID: 9457
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date: 23 November 2012
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9457

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