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Logical Pre- and Post-Selection Paradoxes, Measurement-Disturbance and Contextuality

Author(s) -

Matthew Leifer,

Robert W. Spekkens

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

international journal of theoretical physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 0020-7748

pISSN - 1572-9575

DOI - 10.1007/s10773-005-8975-1

Subject(s) - kochen–specker theorem , mathematical proof , hidden variable theory , class (philosophy) , mathematics , selection (genetic algorithm) , variable (mathematics) , quantum , disturbance (geology) , theoretical physics , mathematical economics , epistemology , computer science , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis , paleontology , geometry , biology

Many seemingly paradoxical effects are known in the predictions for outcomesof measurements made on pre- and post-selected quantum systems. A class of sucheffects, which we call ``logical pre- and post-selection paradoxes'', bear astriking resemblance to proofs of the Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem, whichsuggests that they demonstrate the contextuality of quantum mechanics. Despitethe apparent similarity, we show that such effects can occur in noncontextualhidden variable theories, provided measurements are allowed to disturb thevalues of the hidden variables.Comment: 9 pages, paper presented at Quantum Structures 200

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