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The Oxford Questions are a set of questions about the fundamentals of Quantum Science developed at a conference in Oxford in 2010. The purpose of this page is to allow participants to edit and discuss them. If you want to amend a question you can, if you want to discuss a possible amendment, use the "Discussion" page.

Time, irreversibility, entropy and information

a. Is ireversibility fundamental for describing the classical world?

b. How is irreversibility involved in quantum measurement?

c. What can we learn about quantum physics by using the notion of information?

The quantum-classical relationships

a. Does the classical world emerge from the quantum, and if so which concepts are needed to describe this emergence?

b. How should we understand the transition from observation to informed action?

c. How can a single-world interpretation of quantum theory be compatible with non-locality and special relativity?

What types of experiments most usefully probe the foundations of quantum reality?

a. Tests of macroscopic superpositions, including tests of Leggett-Garg inequalities?

b. Studies of large complex systems, including technological and biological?

c. Experiments which monitor the progressive collapse of the wavefunction?

Quantum physics in the landscape of theories

a. What insights are to be gained from category-theoretic, informational, geometric and operational approaches to formulating quantum theory?

b. What are productive heuristics for revisions of quantum theory?

c. How does quantum physics cohere with space-time and with mass-energy?

Interaction with questions in philosophy

a. How do different aspects of the notion of reality influence our assessment of the different interpretations of quantum theory?

b. How do different concepts of probability contribute to interpreting quantum theory?