Thermodynamical cost of some interpretations of quantum theory

• Main Authors: Cabello, Adán, Gu, Mile, Gühne, Otfried, Larsson, Jan-Åke, Wiesner, Karoline
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Quantum Theory; Thermodynamics; DRNTU::Science::Physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87799; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46872
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The interpretation of quantum theory is one of the longest-standing debates in physics. Type I interpretations see quantum probabilities as determined by intrinsic properties of the observed system. Type II see them as relational experiences between an observer and the system. It is usually believed...