A priori Knowledge and the Kochen-Specker Theorem

Olivier Brunet (1)

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We introduce and formalize a notion of “a priori knowledge” about a quantum system, and show some properties about this form of knowledge. Finally, we show that the Kochen-Specker theorem follows directly from this study. This article is currently under submission for Physics Letters A.

Mots clés: Quantum Foundations; Knowledge Theory; Kochen-Specker Theorem

Domaines: Physique Quantique [quant-ph]

Olivier Brunet. A priori Knowledge and the Kochen-Specker Theorem. Physical Letters A, 2007, 365 (1-2), pp.39-43. ⟨hal-00105096v3⟩