The Role of the Future in Quantum Theory
| dc.creator | Sommers, Paul | |
| dc.date | 1994-04-12 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:30:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:30:19Z | |
| dc.description | Interpretation problems are eliminated from quantum theory by picturing a quantum history as having been sampled from a probability distribution over the set of histories which are permitted by all relevant boundary conditions. In laboratory physics, the final measurement plays a crucial role in defining the set of allowed histories by constraining the final state to be an eigenstate of the measurement operator. For the universe itself, a final boundary condition can play a similar role. Together with the special big bang initial state, the final constraint may ensure that the universe admits a classical description in the asymptotic future. Acknowledging the role of a future constraint dispels the mysteries of quantum theory without any amendment to the theory itself. | |
| dc.description | 16 pages, LaTeX | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9404022 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9404022 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35496 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | The Role of the Future in Quantum Theory | |
| dc.type | text |