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Refutation of Hilbert Space Fundamentalism
Published 28 Mar 2021 in quant-ph, math-ph, math.MP, and physics.hist-ph | (2103.15104v3)
Abstract: According to the "Hilbert Space Fundamentalism" Thesis, all features of a physical system, including the 3D-space, a preferred basis, and factorization into subsystems, uniquely emerge from the state vector and the Hamiltonian alone. I give a simplified account of the proof from arXiv:2102.08620 showing that such emerging structures cannot be both unique and physically relevant.
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