6 papers
On something and nothing: The interface of two types of nothing
Adam Brownstein
We suggest that the question of why is there something rather than nothing can be answered by the existence of two types of nothing. We propose that matter occurs at the boundaries…
On the causal efficacy of qualia: Philosophical zombies are fine-tuned, and implications for the quantum measurement theory
Adam Brownstein
We suggest that qualia have a causally efficacious role in quantum mechanics; an occurrence which explains how information about qualia can enter the physical environment. This is…
On the distinction between beables and qualia
Adam Brownstein
The link between the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation and the hard problem of consciousness is investigated. We highlight that beables of the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation are not t…
The locality of quantum subsystems II: A 'local sum-over-paths' ontology for quantum subsystems
Adam Brownstein
Subsystems of entangled quantum systems are not traditionally described in a local way. This paper begins to address the issue by constructing an explicit local hidden variable the…
The locality of quantum subsystems III: A 'subsystem compatible' interpretation of quantum mechanics
Adam Brownstein
A local description of quantum subsystems can be used to construct ontologies of the full quantum predictions. This paper communicates one possible way to do so. A retrocausal inte…
The locality of quantum subsystems I
Adam Brownstein
Many of the contemporary formulations of quantum mechanics describe the marginal probability distributions of entangled many-body systems in a non-local way. Unlike the non-localit…