Conveners
Time, Energy and Work
- Christopher Fuchs (University of Massachusetts Boston)
I report on a programme of research aimed at constructing a realist completion of quantum mechanics. These are based on an energetic causal set ontology within which time (in the sense of causation), energy and momentum are assumed real and fundamental, while spacetime and its dynamics as well as quantum mechanics emerge in appropriate limits. These comprise papers on energetic causal sets,...
The quantum measurement process is usually discussed in terms of the knowledge of the observer, or in terms of information available about the quantum system. In my talk, I will discuss how the quantum measurement may also be viewed as stochastic energy source, where energy can be transferred from the meter to the system with near unit efficiency in order to do useful work. Further, I will...
