The quantum gravity seeds for laws of nature

We discuss the challenges that the standard (Humean and non-Humean) accounts of laws face within the framework of quantum gravity where space and time may not be fundamental. This paper identifies core (meta)physical features that cut across a number of quantum gravity approaches and formalisms and that provide seeds for articulating updated conceptions that could account for QG laws not involving any spatio-temporal notions. To this aim, we will in particular highlight the constitutive roles of quantum entanglement, quantum transition amplitudes and quantum causal histories. These features also stress the fruitful overlap between quantum gravity and quantum information theory.

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European Journal for Philosophy of Science
Published
2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-024-00626-0
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1
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Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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The quantum gravity seeds for laws of nature

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The quantum gravity seeds for laws of nature

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Abstract

We discuss the challenges that the standard (Humean and non-Humean) accounts of laws face within the framework of quantum gravity where space and time may not be fundamental. This paper identifies core (meta)physical features that cut across a number of quantum gravity approaches and formalisms and that provide seeds for articulating updated conceptions that could account for QG laws not involving any spatio-temporal notions. To this aim, we will in particular highlight the constitutive roles of quantum entanglement, quantum transition amplitudes and quantum causal histories. These features also stress the fruitful overlap between quantum gravity and quantum information theory.

European Journal for Philosophy of ScienceVol. 14(4)
University of Bern (CH), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES), Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH), The University of Queensland (AU), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
National Science Foundation, University of Bern, Foundational Questions Institute, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Agencia Estatal de Investigación
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Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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