The Message of the Quantum?

Daumer, Martin and Duerr, Detlef and Goldstein, Sheldon and Maudlin, Tim and Tumulka, Roderich and Zanghi, Nino (2006) The Message of the Quantum?.

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Abstract

We criticize speculations to the effect that quantum mechanics is fundamentally about information. We do this by pointing out how unfounded such speculations in fact are. Our analysis focuses on the dubious claims of this kind recently made by Anton Zeilinger.

Keywords:quantum mechanics, determinism, reality, information, no-hidden-variables theorems
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics: Quantum Mechanics
ID Code:2718
Deposited By:Tumulka, Roderich
Deposited On:25 April 2006