Should we Explain the EPR Correlations Causally
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10703539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Elby (0000-0002-1965-8406, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-25 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/289651 |
| OpenAlex | W1967929656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Using three intuitive notions about causes, including Redhead's robustness condition, I formulate necessary conditions on partial causes. I then demonstrate that we cannot explain the EPR correlations in terms of partial causes unless we abandon the quantum mechanical framework and adopt a nonlocal hidden-variable theory. The argument, unlike its predecessors, does not appeal to relativity theory
Appeal · Argument (complex analysis) · Epistemology · EPR paradox · General relativity · Hidden variable theory · Mathematical analysis · Mathematical economics · Physics · Quantum · Quantum entanglement · Quantum mechanics · Robustness (evolution) · Theoretical physics · Theory of relativity · Variable (mathematics) · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Quantum Information and Cryptography · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2014 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |