On delayed choice and contingent absorber experiments. (English) Zbl 1235.81006
Summary: It is pointed out that a slight variation on the Wheeler Delayed Choice Experiment presents the same challenge to orthodox quantum mechanics as Maudlin-type contingent absorber experiments present to the Transactional Interpretation (TI). Therefore, the latter cannot be used as a basis for refutation of TI.
MSC:
| 81P05 | General and philosophical questions in quantum theory |
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