Time-Symmetrized Quantum Theory, Counterfactuals, and `Advanced Action'
| dc.creator | Kastner, R. E. | |
| dc.date | 1998-06-01 | |
| dc.date | 1998-09-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:15:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:15:08Z | |
| dc.description | Recent authors have raised objections to the counterfactual interpretation of the Aharonov-Bergmann-Lebowitz (ABL) rule of time symmetrized quantum theory (TSQT). I distinguish between two different readings of the ABL rule, counterfactual and non-counterfactual, and confirm that TSQT advocate L. Vaidman is employing the counterfactual reading to which these authors object. Vaidman has responded to the objections by proposing a new kind of time-symmetrized counterfactual, which he has defined in two different ways. It is argued that neither definition succeeds in overcoming the objections, except in a special case previously noted by Cohen and Hiley. In addition, a connection is made between TSQT and Price's concept of `advanced action', which further supports the special case discussed. | |
| dc.description | Minor editorial changes and correction to figure 4. To appear in "Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics" | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9806002 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9806002 | |
| dc.identifier | Stud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys. 30 (1999) 237-259 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/93708 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | Time-Symmetrized Quantum Theory, Counterfactuals, and `Advanced Action' | |
| dc.type | text |