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Relativity, Quantum Entanglement, Counterfactuals, and Causation

Glynn, Luke and Kroedel, Thomas (2013) Relativity, Quantum Entanglement, Counterfactuals, and Causation. [Preprint]

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    Abstract

    We investigate whether standard counterfactual analyses of causation (CACs) imply that the outcomes of space-like separated measurements on entangled particles are causally related. While it has sometimes been claimed that standard CACs imply such a causal relation, we argue that a careful examination of David Lewis's influential counterfactual semantics casts doubt upon this. We discuss ways in which Lewis's semantics and standard CACs might be extended to the case of space-like correlations.

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    Item Type: Preprint
    Keywords: Causation; Counterfactuals; Relativity; Entanglement
    Subjects: General Issues > Causation
    General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
    Depositing User: Dr. Luke Glynn
    Date Deposited: 15 May 2013 16:28
    Last Modified: 15 May 2013 16:28
    Item ID: 9745
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9745

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