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122The Reality in Bohmian Quantum Mechanics or Can You Kill with an Empty Wave Bullet?Foundations of Physics 35 (2): 299-312. 2005.Several situations, in which an empty wave causes an observable effect, are reviewed. They include an experiment showing ‘‘surrealistic trajectories’’ proposed by Englert et al. and protective measurement of the density of the quantum state. Conditions for observable effects due to empty waves are derived. The possibility (in spite of the existence of these examples) of minimalistic interpretation of Bohmian quantum mechanics in which only Bohmian positions supervene on our experience is discuss…Read more
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221On the Paradoxical Aspects of New Quantum ExperimentsPSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association 1994. 1994.Two recently proposed quantum experiments are analyzed. The first allows to find an object without "touching" it. The second allows to teleport quantum states, transmitting a very small amount of information. It is shown that in the standard approach these experiments are in conflict with the intuitive notions of causality and locality. It is argued that the situation is less paradoxical in the framework of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory
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131It is argued that the lesson we should learn from Bell's inequalities is not that quantum mechanics requires some kind of action at a distance, but that it leads us to believe in parallel worlds.
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215Time-Symmetrized Counterfactuals in Quantum TheoryFoundations of Physics 29 (5): 755-765. 1999.Counterfactuals in quantum theory are briefly reviewed and it is argued that they are very different from counterfactuals considered in the general philosophical literature. The issue of time symmetry of quantum counterfactuals is considered and a novel time-symmetric definition of quantum counterfactuals is proposed. This definition is applied for analyzing several controversies related to quantum counterfactuals
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37Nonlocal measurements and teleportation of quantum statesIn M. Ferrero & Alwyn van der Merwe (eds.), Fundamental Problems in Quantum Physics, Springer. pp. 347--356. 1995.
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86It is argued that standard quantum theory without collapse provides a satisfactory explanation of everything we experience in this and in numerous parallel worlds. The only fundamental ontology is the universal wave function evolving in a deterministic way without action at a distance.
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Tel Aviv UniversityRegular Faculty
Areas of Specialization
| Metaphysics |
| Philosophy of Physical Science |
Areas of Interest
| Philosophy of Physical Science |
| Philosophy of Probability |