On the alleged locality in the Schrödinger picture
comment on Vedral, V. locality in the Schrödinger picture of quantum mechanics. Physics 2024, 6, 793–800
Additional information
Authors
Bédard C. A.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2025
Language
English
Abstract
In his recent paper, Vlatko Vedral claims that the Schrödinger picture can describe quantum systems as locally as the Heisenberg picture, relying on a product notation for the density matrix. Here, I refute that claim. I show that the so-called ‘local factors’ in the product notation do not correspond to individual systems and therefore fail to satisfy Einsteinian locality. Furthermore, the product notation does not track where local gates are applied. Finally, I expose internal inconsistencies in the argument: if, as is also stated, the Schrödinger-picture locality ultimately depends on the explicit bookkeeping of all operations, then the explanatory power of the product notation is de facto undermined.
Journal
Physics
Volume
7
Number ( Month )
2
Pages (or article number)
11
Diffusion
License
CC BY
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Gold
