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The Subtleties of Entanglement and its Role in Quantum Information Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Rob Clifton
Rob Clifton*
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University of Pittsburgh
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Abstract

My aim in this paper is a modest one. I do not have any particular thesis to advance about the nature of entanglement, nor can I claim novelty for any of the material I shall discuss. My aim is simply to raise some questions about entanglement that spring naturally from certain developments in quantum information theory and are, I believe, worthy of serious consideration by philosophers of science. The main topics I discuss are different manifestations of quantum nonlocality, entanglement-assisted communication, and entanglement thermodynamics.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 69 , Issue S3 , September 2002 , pp. S150 - S167
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