Response to ?comment on ?quantum formalism via signal analysis??

Roland Sypel

Lloyd C. Kannenberg

Jean‐Pierre Gazeau, Célestin Habonimana

Larissa Albantakis, Robert Prentner, Ian T. Durham

In response to a comment by Chris Rourk on our article Computing the Integrated Information of a Quantum Mechanism, we briefly (1) consider the role of potential hybrid/classical mechanisms from the perspective of integrated information theory (IIT), (2) discuss whether the (Q)IIT formalism needs to be extended to capture the hypothesized hybrid mechanism, and (3) clarify our motivation for developing a QIIT formalism and its scope of applicability.

F. A. Hashmi, Fu Li, Shi-Yao Zhu +1 more

Abstract In the preceding comment it is claimed that we are mistaken in the analysis of the theory of the ‘past of a quantum particle’ proposed by the author of the comment. We show that the claim is unfounded. Moreover we show that the arguments presented in the comment are not consistent with the already proposed theory.

Matthew F. Pusey, Jonathan Barrett, Terry Rudolph