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View SchemaConsistent Quantum Realism: A Reply to Bassi and Ghirardi
| Authors | Robert B. Griffiths |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0001093 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0001093 |
| Journal | J. Stat. Phys. Vol. 99, pp. 1409-1425 (2000) |
Abstract
A recent claim by Bassi and Ghirardi that the consistent (decoherent) histories approach cannot provide a realistic interpretation of quantum theory is shown to be based upon a misunderstanding of the single-framework rule: they have replaced the correct rule with a principle which directly contradicts it. It is their assumptions, not those of the consistent histories approach, which lead to a logical contradiction.
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