Philosophy of Quantum Information and Entanglement

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511676550

Recent work in quantum information science has produced a revolution in our understanding of quantum entanglement. Scientists now view entanglement as a physical resource with many important applications. These range from quantum computers, which would be able to compute exponentially faster than classical computers, to quantum cryptographic techniques, which could provide unbreakable codes for the transfer of secret information over public channels. These important advances in the study of quantum entanglement and information touch on deep foundational issues in both physics and philosophy. This interdisciplinary volume brings together fourteen of the world's leading physicists and philosophers of physics to address the most important developments and debates in this exciting area of research. It offers a broad spectrum of approaches to resolving deep foundational challenges - philosophical, mathematical, and physical - raised by quantum information, quantum processing, and entanglement. This book is ideal for historians, philosophers of science and physicists.

'It is easy to stand by the hope expressed by Bokulich and Jaeger at the close of their introduction, 'that this volume will provide a useful starting point for those entering this new interdisciplinary field, and will encourage more philosophers and physicists to enter into the dialogue on the exciting philosophical implications of quantum information research.'

Source: Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Preface
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Introduction
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Part I - Quantum entanglement and non-locality
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1 - Non-locality beyond quantum mechanics
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- By Sandu Popescu
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2 - Entanglement and subsystems, entanglement beyond subsystems, and all that
pp 16-43
- By Lorenza Viola, Howard Barnum
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3 - Formalism locality in quantum theory and quantum gravity
pp 44-62
- By Lucien Hardy
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Part II - Quantum probability
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4 - Bell's inequality from the contextual probabilistic viewpoint
pp 65-84
- By Andrei Khrennikov
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5 - Probabilistic theories: What is special about Quantum Mechanics?
pp 85-126
- By Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano
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6 - What probabilities tell about quantum systems, with application to entropy and entanglement
pp 127-150
- By John M. Myers, F. Hadi Madjid
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7 - Bayesian updating and information gain in quantum measurements
pp 151-168
- By Leah Henderson
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Part III - Quantum information
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8 - Schumacher information and the philosophy of physics
pp 171-180
- By Armond Duwell
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9 - From physics to information theory and back
pp 181-207
- By Wayne C. Myrvold
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10 - Information, immaterialism, instrumentalism: Old and new in quantum information
pp 208-228
- By Christopher G. Timpson
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Part IV - Quantum communication and computing
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11 - Quantum computation: Where does the speed-up come from?
pp 231-246
- By Jeffrey Bub
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12 - Quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and quantum cryptography
pp 247-273
- By Tai Tsun Wu
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp xiii-xxx

Part I - Quantum entanglement and non-locality
pp 1-2

1 - Non-locality beyond quantum mechanics
pp 3-15

2 - Entanglement and subsystems, entanglement beyond subsystems, and all that
pp 16-43

3 - Formalism locality in quantum theory and quantum gravity
pp 44-62

Part II - Quantum probability
pp 63-64

4 - Bell's inequality from the contextual probabilistic viewpoint
pp 65-84

5 - Probabilistic theories: What is special about Quantum Mechanics?
pp 85-126

6 - What probabilities tell about quantum systems, with application to entropy and entanglement
pp 127-150

7 - Bayesian updating and information gain in quantum measurements
pp 151-168

Part III - Quantum information
pp 169-170

8 - Schumacher information and the philosophy of physics
pp 171-180

9 - From physics to information theory and back
pp 181-207

10 - Information, immaterialism, instrumentalism: Old and new in quantum information
pp 208-228

Part IV - Quantum communication and computing
pp 229-230

11 - Quantum computation: Where does the speed-up come from?
pp 231-246

12 - Quantum mechanics, quantum computing, and quantum cryptography
pp 247-273

Index
pp 274-277

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