Weekly Papers on Quantum Foundations (30)

Causation and the conservation of energy in general relativity 

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philsci

Sat Jul 22 2023 02:16:46 (6 hours)

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Murgueitio Ramírez, Sebastián and Read, James and Páez, Andrés (2023) Causation and the conservation of energy in general relativity. [Preprint]

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Explanatory Depth in Primordial Cosmology: A Comparative Study of Inflationary and Bouncing Paradigms 

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Fri Jul 21 2023 04:12:34 (1 day)

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Wolf, William J. and Thebault, Karim P Y (2023) Explanatory Depth in Primordial Cosmology: A Comparative Study of Inflationary and Bouncing Paradigms. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.

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Underdetermination in Classic and Modern Tests of General Relativity 

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Fri Jul 21 2023 03:14:18 (1 day)

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Wolf, William J. and Sanchioni, Marco and Read, James (2023) Underdetermination in Classic and Modern Tests of General Relativity. [Preprint]

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Dark Star Hypothesis Sees the Light of Day 

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Michael Schirber

Thu Jul 20 2023 18:00:00 (1 day)

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Author(s): Michael Schirber

Recent data from the JWST space observatory has identified several objects that are consistent with dark matter powered stars.

[Physics 16, 127] Published Thu Jul 20, 2023

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General Formalism of the Quantum Equivalence Principle. (arXiv:2307.09632v1 [gr-qc]) 

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Saurya Das, Mitja Fridman, Gaetano Lambiase

Thu Jul 20 2023 09:55:50 (1 day)

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A consistent theory of quantum gravity will require a fully quantum formulation of the classical equivalence principle. Such a formulation has been recently proposed in terms of the equality of the rest, inertial and gravitational mass operators, and for non-relativistic particles in a weak gravitational field. In this work, we propose a generalization to a fully relativistic formalism of the quantum equivalence principle, valid for all background space-times, as well as for massive bosons and fermions. The principle is trivially satisfied for massless particles. We show that if the equivalence principle is broken at the quantum level, it implies the modification of the standard Lorentz transformations in flat space-time and a corresponding modification of the metric in curved space-time by the different mass ratios. In other words, the observed geometry would effectively depend on the properties of the test particle. Testable predictions of potential violations of the quantum equivalence principle are proposed.

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Nonlocal Control of Reality. (arXiv:2307.09589v1 [quant-ph]) 

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Diego S. S. Chrysosthemos, Jonas Maziero, Renato M. Angelo

Thu Jul 20 2023 09:55:46 (1 day)

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In 1935, Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen claimed the incompleteness of quantum mechanics by assuming that local actions cannot influence the elements of reality in a distant location. Very much to the contrary, in this Letter we show that via quantum operations performed in her location, Alice can change the reality of observables in the distant laboratory of Bob. We propose a modified optical quantum eraser experiment that can be implemented using current technology for verifying our theoretical predictions, without any need for retrodiction. We demonstrate such an experiment using IBM quantum computers.

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Another thing in this universe that cannot be an illusion 

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philsci

Thu Jul 20 2023 02:48:05 (2 days)

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Derakhshani, Maaneli (2023) Another thing in this universe that cannot be an illusion. Sam Harris: Critical Responses (Critical Responses, 2), edited by Sandra Woien. Publisher: Carus Books, January 10, 2023. ISBN: 9781637700242. pp. 223-234.

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A new perspective on No Miracle Argument 

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Thu Jul 20 2023 02:47:11 (2 days)

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Erfanifar, T (2022) A new perspective on No Miracle Argument. [Preprint]

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The History of Moral Certainty as the Pre-History of Typicality 

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Thu Jul 20 2023 02:46:33 (2 days)

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Hubert, Mario (2023) The History of Moral Certainty as the Pre-History of Typicality. [Preprint]

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Eliminating the ‘impossible’: Recent progress on local measurement theory for quantum field theory 

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Thu Jul 20 2023 02:43:48 (2 days)

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Papageorgiou, Maria and Fraser, Doreen (2023) Eliminating the ‘impossible’: Recent progress on local measurement theory for quantum field theory. [Preprint]

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First Direct Observation of Collider Neutrinos with FASER at the LHC 

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Henso Abreu et al. (FASER Collaboration)

Wed Jul 19 2023 18:00:00 (2 days)

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Author(s): Henso Abreu et al. (FASER Collaboration)

The first observation of neutrinos produced at a particle collider opens a new field of study and offers ways to test the limits of the standard model.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 031801] Published Wed Jul 19, 2023

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What is a reference frame in General Relativity? 

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Wed Jul 19 2023 02:43:21 (3 days)

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Bamonti, Nicola (2023) What is a reference frame in General Relativity? [Preprint]

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Spin-statistics relation for quantum Hall states 

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Alberto Nardin, Eddy Ardonne, and Leonardo Mazza

Tue Jul 18 2023 18:00:00 (3 days)

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Author(s): Alberto Nardin, Eddy Ardonne, and Leonardo Mazza

Forty years ago, Laughlin explained the newly discovered fractional quantum Hall effect by proposing his famous wave function. He predicted the existence of anyons, particles with fractional charge, obeying fractional statistics. The fractional charge was confirmed almost thirty years ago, while the fractional statistics was observed only a few years back. In this paper, the authors focus on yet another fundamental property of the anyons, namely their spin. They derive a “spin-statistics relation” for anyons in fractional quantum Hall states, directly from the microscopic theory. This relation is a generalization of the fundamental “spin-statistics relation” that all ordinary particles obey.

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