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Integrated Information-Induced Quantum Collapse

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We present a novel spontaneous collapse model where size is no longer the property of a physical system which determines its rate of collapse. Instead, we argue that the rate of spontaneous localization should depend on a system’s quantum Integrated Information (QII), a novel physical property which describes a system’s capacity to act like a quantum observer. We introduce quantum Integrated Information, present our QII collapse model and briefly explain how it may be experimentally tested against quantum theory.

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  1. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Kobi Kremnizer

  2. Department of Computer Science, Quantum Group, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    André Ranchin

  3. Department of Physics, Controlled Quantum Dynamics, Imperial College London, London, UK

    André Ranchin

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Kremnizer, K., Ranchin, A. Integrated Information-Induced Quantum Collapse. Found Phys 45, 889–899 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-015-9905-6

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