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Special Relativity and the Bell Theorems

By Bryan 3 February 2010 philosophy of physics, quantum theory

The Bell Theorems, together with a collection of experimental results (such as those of Aspect et al.), provide good statistical evidence that quantum theory is “non-local.” Roughly, this means that…

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How to time-reverse a quantum system

By Bryan 25 November 2009 quantum theory, time reversal

Time-reversing a classical Newtonian trajectory is simple. If q(t) and p(t) are the positions and momenta of a particle on the trajectory, then time reversal flips that trajectory as follows:…

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Visualize a Wave Function

By Bryan 5 October 2009 philosophy of physics, quantum theory, spacetime

Can you visualize a normalized wave function on spacetime? Let’s try with a simple example. The role of a wave function is to assign a complex number to each point…

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Hyper-intelligent fish and black hole thermodynamics

By Bryan 11 July 2009 general relativity, philosophy of physics, quantum theory, spacetime, thermodynamics

Bill Unruh’s recent collection on black hole analogues begins, Deep beneath the great encircling seas of the Discworld lived a species of hyper-intelligent fish. (Unruh 2007, p.1) Unusual, but inspiring:…

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Group Structural Realism (Part 4)

By Bryan 19 January 2009 philosophy of physics, quantum theory, realism

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4The Higher Structures Problem. My worry about structural realism starts with the observation that a relation is a very general…

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