The Grammar of Teleportation
The Grammar of Teleportation
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10.1093/bjps/axl016
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2005
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C. Timpson
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Whilst a straightforward consequence of the formalism of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, the phenomenon of quantum teleportation has given rise to considerable puzzlement. In this paper, the teleportation protocol is reviewed and these puzzles dispelled. It is suggested that they arise from two primary sources: (1) the familiar error of hypostatizing an abstract noun (in this case, ‘information’) and (2) failure to differentiate interpretation dependent from interpretation independent features of quantum mechanics. A subsidiary source of error, the simulation fallacy, is also identified. The resolution presented of the puzzles of teleportation illustrates the benefits of paying due attention to the logical status of ‘information’ as an abstract noun. 1. Introduction2. The quantum teleportation protocol 2.1Some information-theoretic aspects of teleportation 2.1.1Preamble 2.1.2Application to teleportation3. The puzzles of teleportation4. Resolving (dissolving) the problem 4.1The simulation fallacy5. The teleportation process under different interpretations 5.1Collapse interpretations:Dirac/von Neumann, GRW 5.2No collapse and no extra values: Everett 5.3No collapse, but extra values: Bohm 5.3.1A note on active information 5.4Ensemble and statistical viewpoints6. Concluding remarks Introduction The quantum teleportation protocol 2.1Some information-theoretic aspects of teleportation 2.1.1Preamble 2.1.2Application to teleportation 2.1Some information-theoretic aspects of teleportation 2.1.1Preamble 2.1.2Application to teleportation 2.1.1Preamble 2.1.2Application to teleportation The puzzles of teleportation Resolving (dissolving) the problem 4.1The simulation fallacy 4.1The simulation fallacy The teleportation process under different interpretations 5.1Collapse interpretations:Dirac/von Neumann, GRW 5.2No collapse and no extra values: Everett 5.3No collapse, but extra values: Bohm 5.3.1A note on active information 5.4Ensemble and statistical viewpoints 5.1Collapse interpretations:Dirac/von Neumann, GRW 5.2No collapse and no extra values: Everett 5.3No collapse, but extra values: Bohm 5.3.1A note on active information 5.3.1A note on active information 5.4Ensemble and statistical viewpoints Concluding remarks