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quant-ph2014★ 2 cited
Reflections on the PBR Theorem: Reality Criteria & Preparation Independence
Shane Mansfield
This paper contains initial work on attempting to bring recent developments in the foundations of quantum mechanics concerning the nature of the wavefunction within the scope of mo…
quant-ph2014★ 22 cited
Reality of the quantum state: Towards a stronger ψ-ontology theorem
Shane Mansfield
The Pusey-Barrett-Rudolph (PBR) no-go theorem provides an argument for the reality of the quantum state by ruling out ψ-epistemic ontological theories, in which the quantum state i…
quant-ph2014★ 16 cited
Extendability in the Sheaf-theoretic Approach: Construction of Bell Models from Kochen-Specker Models
Shane Mansfield, Rui Soares Barbosa
Extendability of an empirical model was shown by Abramsky & Brandenburger to correspond in a unified manner to both locality and non-contextuality. We develop their approach by pre…