Abstract
Quantum uncertainty has a tremendous explanatory power. Coherent superposition, quantum equations of motion, entanglement, nonlocal correlations, dynamical nonlocality, contextuality, discord, counterfactual protocols, weak measurements, quantization itself, and even preservation of causality can be traced back to quantum uncertainty. We revisit and extend our previous works, as well as some other works of the community, in order to account for the above claims. Special emphasis is given to the connection between uncertainty and nonlocality, two notions which evolved quite independently and may seem distinct but, in fact, are tightly related. Indeterminism, or more precisely, locally consistent indeterminism, should be understood as the enabler of most quantum phenomena (and possibly all of them).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 302 |
Journal | Entropy |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2020 |
Keywords
- Contextuality
- Entanglement
- Indeterminism
- Quantum mechanics
- Quantum nonlocality
- Uncertainty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Mathematical Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering