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View SchemaTime-Symmetrized Quantum Theory, Counterfactuals, and `Advanced Action'
| Authors | R. E. Kastner |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9806002 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9806002 |
| Journal | Stud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys. 30 (1999) 237-259 |
Abstract
Recent authors have raised objections to the counterfactual interpretation of the Aharonov-Bergmann-Lebowitz (ABL) rule of time symmetrized quantum theory (TSQT). I distinguish between two different readings of the ABL rule, counterfactual and non-counterfactual, and confirm that TSQT advocate L. Vaidman is employing the counterfactual reading to which these authors object. Vaidman has responded to the objections by proposing a new kind of time-symmetrized counterfactual, which he has defined in two different ways. It is argued that neither definition succeeds in overcoming the objections, except in a special case previously noted by Cohen and Hiley. In addition, a connection is made between TSQT and Price's concept of `advanced action', which further supports the special case discussed.
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