%0 Generic %1 frauchiger2016singleworld %A Frauchiger, Daniela %A Renner, Renato %D 2016 %K mbl %T Single-world interpretations of quantum theory cannot be self-consistent %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.07422 %X According to quantum theory, a measurement may have multiple possible outcomes. Single-world interpretations assert that, nevertheless, only one of them "really" occurs. Here we propose a gedankenexperiment where quantum theory is applied to model an experimenter who herself uses quantum theory. We find that, in such a scenario, no single-world interpretation can be logically consistent. This conclusion extends to deterministic hidden-variable theories, such as Bohmian mechanics, for they impose a single-world interpretation.

@misc{frauchiger2016singleworld, abstract = {According to quantum theory, a measurement may have multiple possible outcomes. Single-world interpretations assert that, nevertheless, only one of them "really" occurs. Here we propose a gedankenexperiment where quantum theory is applied to model an experimenter who herself uses quantum theory. We find that, in such a scenario, no single-world interpretation can be logically consistent. This conclusion extends to deterministic hidden-variable theories, such as Bohmian mechanics, for they impose a single-world interpretation.}, added-at = {2018-02-22T23:51:58.000+0100}, author = {Frauchiger, Daniela and Renner, Renato}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f0630e47ca5b744360aa83362eadbdc5/walter_hahn}, description = {[1604.07422] Single-world interpretations of quantum theory cannot be self-consistent}, interhash = {45b6f3d8f8cbece723722afd99fd4c3a}, intrahash = {f0630e47ca5b744360aa83362eadbdc5}, keywords = {mbl}, note = {cite arxiv:1604.07422Comment: 25 pages, 4 figures; comments are very welcome}, timestamp = {2018-02-22T23:51:58.000+0100}, title = {Single-world interpretations of quantum theory cannot be self-consistent}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.07422}, year = 2016 }