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
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Glynn, Luke lglynn@caltech.edu Kroedel, Thomas thomas.kroedel@hu-berlin.de
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 Fenton-Glynn
Date Deposited:	15 May 2013 20:28
Last Modified:	15 May 2013 20:28
Item ID:	9745
Subjects:	General Issues > Causation General Issues > Determinism/Indeterminism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	2013
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9745

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