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View SchemaDefending Time-Symmetrized Quantum Counterfactuals
| Authors | L. Vaidman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9811092 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9811092 |
Abstract
Recently, several authors have criticized the time-symmetrized quantum theory originated by the work of Aharonov et al. (1964). The core of this criticism was a proof, appearing in various forms, which showed that the counterfactual interpretation of time-symmetrized quantum theory cannot be reconciled with standard quantum theory. I, (Vaidman, 1996a, 1997) have argued that the apparent contradiction is due to a logical error and introduced consistent time-symmetrized quantum counterfactuals. Here I repeat my arguments defending the time-symmetrized quantum theory and reply to the criticism of these arguments by Kastner (1999).
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