Quantum non-locality and relativity
by Tim Maudlin · first published 1994
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…influences travel at a bounded speed will suffice. Bell's Theorem does, however, create an uneasy tension between quantum theory and special relativity. Tim Maudlin writes quite a good book about this called "Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity".
on “John Conway: Discovering free will (2011)” ↗They have written some good books too. I especially like 'Quantum Mechanics and Experience' by David Z Albert (he's got a very peculiar style of writing that I enjoy), and 'Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity' by Tim Maudlin. Not easy reading, but manageable if you have a physics degree.
on “Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality” ↗…classical setup. Bell's work was to show that it had to be the nonlocal causation. >Do you know some more formal article discussing the proposed experiments? I do not know of an article, but Maudlin's book Quantum Non-locality and Relativity goes through the various notions of locality and what QM says about it. There is a chapter about signaling and another about causation. It also covers the GHZ scheme which is a non-probablistic version…
on “Carlo Rovelli’s radical perspective on reality” ↗…Tim Mauldin and Sam Harris: "#318, Physics & Philosophy, A Conversation with Tim Maudlin", "the author of books on the foundations of physics, logic, and foundations of mathematics. His books include Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity, Truth and Paradox, The Metaphysics Within Physics, Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time, and Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory." My background includes engineering and philosophy, and I plan on…
on “Circles Rolling on Circles (2014)” ↗…Broglie theory of matter waves suggests a particle is guided by a "pilot wave". Aspect did an experiment that claimed entanglement collapse occurs at distances faster than light can travel. Maudlin ("Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity") discusses super-luminal particles (tachyons) and discusses why, if they existed in general, they would undermine a lot of theory. Consider a balloon. Starting at a point it expands when inflated. A…
on “Balloon Theory of Quantum Collapse” ↗