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arXiv:2102.07795quant-ph

Experimental Tests of Invariant Set Theory

Jonte R. Hance, Tim N. Palmer, John Rarity

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Abstract

We identify points of difference between Invariant Set Theory and standard quantum theory, and show that these lead to noticeable differences in predictions between the two theories. We design a number of experiments to test which of these predictions corresponds to our world. If these experiments were undertaken, they would allow us to investigate whether standard quantum theory or invariant set theory best describes reality. These tests can also be deployed on theories sharing similar properties (e.g., Penrose's gravitational collapse theory).

arXiv comments
10 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in Physica Scripta, matches accepted version
Journal reference
Phys. Scr. 100 065123 (2025)
DOI
doi:10.1088/1402-4896/add9d7
Subjects
quant-phQuantum Physics gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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  1. Towards quantum computers that are robust to errors 1 comment

    • I've become increasingly convinced that QM is incomplete for various reasons, and so I no longer have confidence that coherence will scale the way we expect. I think it will hit a hard limit that we can't yet see because of this incompleteness. Maybe that wall will become clear…

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