Topology change and context dependence

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1999-05-18

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9905061v1

Int.J.Theor.Phys. 38 (1999) 1481-1492

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

18 pages including 7 Latex line drawings

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The non-classical features of quantum mechanics are reproduced using models constructed with a classical theory - general relativity. The inability to define complete initial data consistently and independently of future measurements, non-locality, and the non-Boolean logical structure are reproduced by these examples. The key feature of the models is the role of topology change. It is the breakdown of causal structure associated with topology change that leads to the apparently non-classical behaviour. For geons, topology change is required to describe the interaction of particles. It is therefore natural to regard topology change as an essential part of the measurement process. This leads to models in which the measurement imposes additional non-redundant boundary conditions. The initial state cannot be described independently of the measurement and there is a causal connection between the measurement and the initial state.

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