Are systems in entangled states emergent systems?

Thierry Paul (1) , Sebastien Poinat (2)

1 CMLS - Centre de Mathématiques Laurent Schwartz
2 CRHI - Centre de recherche en histoire des idées

Several authors argued that systems in entangled states are examples of emergent systems. In this paper, we challenge this point of view. We propose a criterion to distinguish composed systems and noncomposed systems, and show that systems in entangled states don't verify this criterion. Because they are not composed, they cannot be examples of emergent systems.

Mots clés: philosophie; philosophie des sciences; mécanique quantique

Domaines: Philosophie

Thierry Paul, Sebastien Poinat. Are systems in entangled states emergent systems?. 2011. ⟨hal-00544398v2⟩