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Events in quantum mechanics are maximally non-absolute

Authors :
Moreno, George
Nery, Ranieri
Duarte, Cristhiano
Chaves, Rafael
Source :
Quantum 6, 785 (2022)
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The notorious quantum measurement problem brings out the difficulty to reconcile two quantum postulates: the unitary evolution of closed quantum systems and the wave-function collapse after a measurement. This problematics is particularly highlighted in the Wigner's friend thought experiment, where the mismatch between unitary evolution and measurement collapse leads to conflicting quantum descriptions for different observers. A recent no-go theorem has established that the (quantum) statistics arising from an extended Wigner's friend scenario is incompatible when one try to hold together three innocuous assumptions, namely no-superdeterminism, parameter independence and absoluteness of observed events. Building on this extended scenario, we introduce two novel measures of non-absoluteness of events. The first is based on the EPR2 decomposition, and the second involves the relaxation of the absoluteness hypothesis assumed in the aforementioned no-go theorem. To prove that quantum correlations can be maximally non-absolute according to both quantifiers, we show that chained Bell inequalities (and relaxations thereof) are also valid constraints for Wigner's experiment.

Subjects

Subjects :
Quantum Physics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Quantum 6, 785 (2022)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2112.11223
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2022-08-24-785