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| Authors | David Deutsch |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0401024 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0401024 |
Abstract
The canonical commutation relations of quantum field theory require all pairs of observables located in spacelike-separated regions to commute. In the theory as it is currently constituted, this implies that the information-carrying capacity of a finite volume of space is infinite. Yet Bekenstein's bound gives us strong reason to believe that it is finite. A class of quantum field theories is presented in which observables localised in spacelike-separated regions do not necessarily commute, but which nevertheless has no physical pathologies.
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