Gyenis, Zalán and Rédei, Miklós (2017) Common cause completability of non-classical probability spaces. [Preprint]
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Abstract
We prove that under some technical assumptions on a general, non-classical probability space, the probability space is extendible into a larger probability space that is common cause closed in the sense of containing a common cause of every correlation between elements in the space. It is argued that the philosophical significance of this common cause completability result is that it allows the defence of the Common Cause Principle against certain attempts of falsification. Some open problems concerning possible strengthening of the common cause completability result are formulated.
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| Additional Information: | Forthcoming in the Belgrade Philosophical Annual | |||||||||
| Keywords: | Common Cause Principle, non-classical probability | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Miklos Redei | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2017 14:54 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2017 14:54 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 12866 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 6 February 2017 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12866 |
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