Reflections on Zeilinger-Brukner information interpretation of quantum mechanics

TL;DR

This paper critically examines the Zeilinger-Brukner interpretation of quantum mechanics, focusing on its reliance on irreducible quantum randomness, and discusses broader scientific methodology insights.

Contribution

It provides a personal, non-physicist-friendly critique of the Zeilinger-Brukner information interpretation, highlighting its strengths and challenges over 18 years of development.

Findings

Highlights the attractiveness of the information interpretation.

Critically analyzes the coupling to quantum randomness.

Discusses scientific methodology perspectives.

Abstract

In this short review I present my personal reflections on Zeilinger-Brukner information interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM). In general, this interpretation is very attractive for me. However, its rigid coupling to the notion of irreducible quantum randomness is a very complicated issue which I plan to address in more detail. This note may be useful for general public interested in quantum foundations, especially because I try to analyze essentials of the information interpretation critically (i.e., not just emphasizing its advantages as it is commonly done). This review is written in non-physicist friendly manner. Experts actively exploring this interpretation may be interested in the paper as well, as in the comments of "an external observer" who have been monitoring the development of this approach to QM during the last 18 years. The last part of this review is devoted to the general methodology of science with references to views of de Finetti, Wigner, and Peres.