Preprint

Gao, Shan (2024) On the reality of the quantum state once again: A no-go theorem for psi-ontic models? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2024) Locality Implies Reality of the Wave Function: Hardy's Theorem Revisited. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Is decoherence necessary for the emergence of many worlds? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Quantum mechanics refutes solipsism: A proof of the existence of an external world. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Why the ontology of Bohmian mechanics cannot include only particles or particles and the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Can the ontology of Bohmian mechanics include only particles? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Does Bohmian mechanics solve the measurement problem? Maybe not yet. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Can the universe be in a mixed state? or did God have a choice in creating the universe? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Energy nonconservation in collapse theories enables superluminal signaling. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) Many Worlds with both "And" and "Or". [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2023) A quantum observer cannot report her observation; otherwise superluminal signaling is possible. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Reality of mass and charge and its implications for the meaning of the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A Note on Density Matrix Realism. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) "Perception" at a distance in EPR-Bohm experiments with reversible measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) On the Initial State of the Universe. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) On the ontologies of quantum theories. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Can Bohmian brains make minds? On shadows, puppets and zombies. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Do quantum observers have minds? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A simple proof that the global phase is real. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Quantum suicide and many worlds. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) If the global phase is real. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A new EPR-Bohm experiment with reversible measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Humeanism and the Measurement Problem. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) On Bell's Everett (?) theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Existence of superluminal signaling in collapse theories of quantum mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Nature abhors redundancies: A no-go result for density matrix realism. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A no-go result for Bohmian mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A no-go result for wave function realism. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A simple proof that the global phase is real. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) A Conjecture on the Origin of Superselection Rules - with a Comment on "The Global Phase Is Real". [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) What if there are only particles in Bohmian mechanics? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2022) Why the quantum equilibrium hypothesis? From Bohmian mechanics to a many-worlds theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2021) Time Division Multiverse: A New Picture of Quantum Reality. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2021) Why Bell's Everett (?) theory is wrong. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2021) Time's Arrow Points to Many Worlds. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2020) Can the universe be in a mixed state? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2020) A thought experiment in many worlds. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Does the PBR theorem refute Bohmian mechanics? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Closing the superdeterminism loophole in Bell's theorem. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Quantum theory is incompatible with relativity: A new proof beyond Bell's theorem and a test of unitary quantum theories. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Are there many worlds? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Can the wave function of the universe be a law of nature? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Why mind matters in quantum mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Is there density matrix realism? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) Why special relativity? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2019) A contradiction in Bohm's theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) A simple proof that the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is inconsistent. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) Against the field ontology of quantum mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) Why we cannot see the tails of Schrödinger's cat. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) Are there limits of objectivity in the quantum world? [Preprint]

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

Gao, Shan (2018) Why protective measurement establishes the reality of the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) What is it like to be a quantum observer? And what does it imply about the nature of consciousness? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) Failure of psychophysical supervenience in many worlds. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2018) Does protective measurement imply the reality of the wave function? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2017) Failure of psychophysical supervenience in Everett's theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2017) Relativity without Light: A Further Suggestion. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2017) Can particle configurations represent measurement results in Bohm's theory? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2016) The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2016) The measurement problem revisited. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2015) Reality of the quantum state: A new proof in terms of protective measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2015) What does it feel like to be in a quantum superposition? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2015) An argument for psi-ontology in terms of protective measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) A PBR-like argument for psi-ontology in terms of protective measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) Protective measurements and the reality of the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) Notes on the ontology of Bohmian mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) A New Ontological Interpretation of the Wave Function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) On the reality and meaning of the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) The wave function and particle ontology. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2014) Notes on the reality of the quantum state. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Homogeneity of spacetime implies the free Schrödinger equation. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) An Ontological Interpretation of the Wave Function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Explaining Holographic Dark Energy. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) On the possibility of nonlinear quantum evolution and superluminal communication. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Space-time, relativity and quantum mechanics: In search of a deeper connection. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Three possible implications of spacetime discreteness. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Protective measurements and the meaning of the wave function in the de Broglie-Bohm theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Protective measurements and relativity of worlds. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) A discrete model of energy-conserved wavefunction collapse. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Is an electron a charge cloud? A reexamination of Schrödinger's charge density hypothesis. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Protective Measurement: A Paradigm Shift in Understanding Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Distinct Quantum States Cannot Be Compatible with a Single State of Reality. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Does gravity induce wavefunction collapse? An examination of Penrose's conjecture. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Interpreting Quantum Mechanics in Terms of Random Discontinuous Motion of Particles. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) A quantum physical argument for panpsychism. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2013) Can continuous motion be an illusion? [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2012) Explaining Holographic Dark Energy. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2012) An Exceptionally Simple Argument Against the Many-worlds Interpretation: Further Consolidations. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2012) On the origin of gravity. [Preprint]

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

Gao, Shan (2012) On the invariance of the speed of light. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2012) On Uffink's alternative interpretation of protective measurements. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2012) Is the electron's charge 2e? A problem of the de Broglie-Bohm theory. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) An exceptionally simple argument against the many-worlds interpretation. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) Comment on "How to protect the interpretation of the wave function against protective measurements" by Jos Uffink. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) Derivation of the Meaning of the Wave Function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) An exceptionally simple argument against the many-worlds interpretation. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) Interpreting Quantum Mechanics in Terms of Random Discontinuous Motion of Particles. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) The Wave Function and Its Evolution. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2011) Protective Measurement and the Meaning of the Wave Function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2010) Meaning of the wave function. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2001) A possible quantum basis of panpsychism. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2001) What quantum mechanics describes is discontinuous motion of particles. [Preprint]

Gao, Shan (2001) The basis of indeterminism. [Preprint]

Conference or Workshop Item

Gao, Shan (2016) Why protective measurement implies the reality of the wave function: Further consolidation. In: UNSPECIFIED.

Published Article or Volume

Gao, Shan (2024) Why the global phase is not real. Foundations of Physics, 54 (19). ISSN 1572-9516

Gao, Shan (2023) Can the ontology of Bohmian mechanics consists only in particles? The PBR theorem says no.

Gao, Shan (2023) Is superluminal signaling possible in collapse theories of quantum mechanics? Foundations of Physics, 53. ISSN 0015-9018

Gao, Shan (2023) Can pragmatist quantum realism explain protective measurements? Foundations of Physics, 53 (11). ISSN 0015-9018

Gao, Shan (2023) Does quantum cognition imply quantum minds? Journal of Consciousness Studies, 28 (3-4). pp. 100-111.

Gao, Shan (2023) Existence of macroscopic spatial superpositions in collapse theories. Studies In History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies In History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 86. pp. 1-5. ISSN 13552198

Gao, Shan (2023) Understanding Time Reversal in Quantum Mechanics: A New Derivation. Foundations of Physics, 52 (114). ISSN 1572-9516

Gao, Shan (2023) A no-go result for QBism. Foundations of Physics, 51 (103). ISSN 1572-9516

Gao, Shan (2022) On Bell's Everett (?) theory. Foundations of Physics. ISSN 0015-9018

Gao, Shan (2022) Is retrocausal quantum mechanics consistent with special relativity? Foundations of Physics. ISSN 0015-9018

Gao, Shan (2021) How do electrons move in atoms? From the Bohr model to quantum mechanics. One hundred years of the Bohr atom: Proceedings from a conference (Edited by F. Aaserud and H. Kragh). Scientia Danica. Series M: Mathematica et physica, vol. 1., 2015. pp. 450-464. ISSN 1904-5514

Gao, Shan (2020) A Puzzle for the Field Ontologists. Foundations of Physics.

Gao, Shan (2020) Protective Measurements and the Reality of the Wave Function. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1464-3537

Gao, Shan (2004) Quantum collapse, consciousness and superluminal communication. Foundations of Physics Letters, 17 (2). pp. 167-182.