On information-theoretic characterizations of physical theories

Hans Halvorson

doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.02.001

On information-theoretic characterizations of physical theories

Hans Halvorson

Philosophy

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Abstract

Clifton et al. (Found. Phys. 33 (2003) 1561) have recently argued that quantum theory is characterized by its satisfaction of three information-theoretic axioms. However, it is not difficult to construct apparent counterexamples to the CBH characterization theorem. In this paper, we discuss the limits of the characterization theorem, and we provide some technical tools for checking whether a theory (specified in terms of the convex structure of its state space) falls within these limits.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	277-293
Number of pages	17
Journal	Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Volume	35
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.02.001
State	Published - Jun 2004

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History
General Physics and Astronomy
History and Philosophy of Science

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Convex set
Jordan-Banach algebra
Quantum information

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