Physical Review A

Reply to “Comment on ‘Consistent histories and quantum reasoning’ ”

Robert B. Griffiths

Published Oct 1, 1998• 0 citations

Abstract

The argument presented in the preceding Comment is not consistent with the principles of reasoning employed in the consistent histories interpretation of quantum theory, and hence tells us nothing about locality or nonlocality from the perspective of that interpretation.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.58.3356

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