Comment on "Weak values and the past of a quantum particle"

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.13828v1
• Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 08:50:41 GMT
• Title: Comment on "Weak values and the past of a quantum particle"
• Abstract summary: In a recent paper, Hance, Rarity and Ladyman criticized recent proposals connecting weak values and the past of a quantum particle. I argue that their conclusion follows from a conceptual error in understanding the approach to the past of the particle they discuss.
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• Abstract: In a recent paper, Hance, Rarity and Ladyman [Phys. Rev. Res. {\bf 5}, 023048 (2023)] criticized recent proposals connecting weak values and the past of a quantum particle. I argue that their conclusion follows from a conceptual error in understanding the approach to the past of the particle they discuss.

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