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The entanglement structure of quantum field systems. (English) Zbl 1311.81008

Summary: This article discusses the peculiar features of quantum entanglement and quantum non-locality within the algebraic approach to relativistic quantum field theory (RQFT). The debate on the ontology of RQFT is considered in the light of these well-known but little discussed features. In particular, this article examines the ontic structural realist understanding of quantum entanglement and quantum non-locality and its contribution to this debate.

MSC:

81P05 General and philosophical questions in quantum theory
81P40 Quantum coherence, entanglement, quantum correlations
81T99 Quantum field theory; related classical field theories
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