Addendum to 'On the nonreality of the PBR theorem': disproof by generic counterexample

Marcoen Cabbolet

doi:10.1007/s10701-024-00780-8

Addendum to 'On the nonreality of the PBR theorem': disproof by generic counterexample

Marcoen Cabbolet

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Abstract

The PBR theorem is widely seen as one of the most important no-go theorems in the foundations of quantum mechanics. Recently in Found. Phys. 53(3), 64 (2023) it has been argued that there is no reality to the PBR theorem using a pair of bolts as a counterexample. In this addendum we expand on the argument: we disprove the PBR theorem by a generic counterexample, and we put the finger on the precise spot where Pusey, Barrett, and Rudolph have made a tacit assumption that is false.

Original language	English
Article number	48
Number of pages	6
Journal	Foundations of Physics
Volume	54
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-024-00780-8
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Foundations of quantum mechanics
PBR theorem
ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics

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