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Constraints on macroscopic realism without assuming non-invasive measurability

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Macroscopic realism is the thesis that macroscopically observable properties must always have definite values. The idea was introduced by Leggett and Garg (1985), who wished to show a conflict with the predictions of quantum theory, by using it to derive an inequality that quantum theory violates. However, Leggett and Garg's analysis required not just the assumption of macroscopic realism per se, but also that the observable properties could be measured non-invasively. In recent years there h...

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10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.11.003

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University of Oxford
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HUMS
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Philosophy Faculty
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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics Journal website
Volume:
63
Pages:
50-64
Publication date:
2017-12-21
Acceptance date:
2017-11-24
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1355-2198
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701358
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2017-08-14

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