New forms of quantum value indefiniteness suggest that incompatible views on contexts are epistemic

Abstract

Extensions of the Kochen-Specker theorem use quantum logics whose classical interpretation suggests a true-implies-value indefiniteness property. This can be interpreted as an indication that any view of a quantum state beyond a single context is epistemic.

15 pages, 7 figures, invited contribution to the "VII Conference on Quantum Foundations: 90 Years of Uncertainty (VIIJFC)," November 29-December 1, Cordoba, Argentina; some discussion added, typos and misprints in Fig. 5 (a) and (b) corrected

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