{
  "id": "quant-ph/0003046",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2000-03-14T01:05:47.000Z",
  "updated": "2000-03-14T01:05:47.000Z",
  "title": "Strict Holism in a Quantum Superposition of Macroscopic States",
  "authors": [
    "J. Acacio de Barros",
    "Patrick Suppes"
  ],
  "comment": "6 pages, LaTeX (RevTex 4), no figures",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We show that some N-particle quantum systems are holistic, such that the system is deterministic, whereas its parts are random. The total correlation is not sufficient to determine the probability distribution, showing a need for extra measurements. We propose a formal definition of holism not based on separability.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2000-03-14T01:05:47.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quantum superposition",
      "macroscopic states",
      "strict holism",
      "n-particle quantum systems",
      "formal definition"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "RevTeX",
      "pages": 6,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2000quant.ph..3046A"
    }
  }
}