A Time-Symmetric and Retrocausal Resolution of the EPR Paradox
Michael B. Heaney
TL;DR
This paper proposes a new quantum theory that explains EPR experiments without 'spooky action at a distance', and suggests an experiment to test it.
Contribution
A novel time-symmetric and retrocausal interpretation of quantum mechanics is proposed to resolve the EPR paradox.
Findings
The Time-Symmetric Interpretation avoids nonlocal wavefunction collapse.
An experiment is proposed to distinguish between the Copenhagen and Time-Symmetric Interpretations.
Abstract
The Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics explains the Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR) experiments with “spooky action at a distance” and nonlocal wavefunction collapse. A time-symmetric and retrocausal interpretation of quantum mechanics explains the same experiments without spooky action at a distance or nonlocal wavefunction collapse. An experiment that can distinguish between the Copenhagen and Time-Symmetric Interpretations is described.
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum Mechanics and Applications · Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics · Relativity and Gravitational Theory