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Why qubits are exceptional in Gleason's theorem: a Bloch-space perspective
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
Gleason's theorem is often cited as establishing the Born rule from the structure of Hilbert space, yet its original proof is mathematically sophisticated and rarely accessible to…
The physics and metaphysics of the conceptuality interpretation of quantum mechanics
Diederik Aerts, Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
Quantum mechanics has maintained over the years the reputation of being "the most obscure theory." It works perfectly well, but nobody seems to know why. It has been argued that th…
Hartman effect, time-delays, and the non-spatial nature of quantum particles
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
The phenomenon of quantum tunneling remains a fascinating and enigmatic one, defying classical notions of particle behavior. This paper presents a novel theoretical investigation o…
Using abstract elastic membranes to learn about quantum measurements
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
We provide an accessible popular science version of a research article published by Diederik Aerts and the author [Ann. Phys. 351 (2014) 975--1025, arXiv:1404.2429], where an exten…
A remark on the role of indeterminism and non-locality in the violation of Bell's inequality
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
Some years ago Aerts et al. presented a macroscopic model in which the amount of non-locality and indeterminism could be continuously varied, and used it to show that by increasing…
Quantum dice
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
In a letter to Born, Einstein wrote: "Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not re…
Quantum measurements are physical processes. Comment on "Consciousness and the double-slit interference pattern: Six experiments," By Dean Radin et al. [Physics Essays 25, 2 (2012)]
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
The validity of the assertion that some recent double-slit interference experiments, conducted by Radin et al., would have tested the possible role of the experimenter's mind in th…
Using simple elastic bands to explain quantum mechanics: a conceptual review of two of Aert's machine-models
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
From the beginning of his research, the Belgian physicist Diederik Aerts has shown great creativity in inventing a number of concrete machine-models that have played an important r…
Comment on "The quantum mechanics of electric conduction in crystals," by R. J. Olsen and G. Vignale [Am. J. Phys. 78 (9), 954-960 (2010)]
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
In this note we use the notion of time-delay to explain the physical content of the transformation properties of transmission and reflection amplitudes, as a result of a displaceme…
The delta-quantum machine, the k-model, and the non-ordinary spatiality of quantum entities
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
The purpose of this article is threefold. Firstly, it aims to present, in an educational and non-technical fashion, the main ideas at the basis of Aerts' creation-discovery view an…
Time-delay of classical and quantum scattering processes: a conceptual overview and a general definition
Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi
We present a step by step introduction to the notion of time-delay in classical and quantum mechanics, with the aim of clarifying its foundation at a conceptual level. In doing so,…