Some Consequences of the Thermodynamic Cost of System Identification
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Abstract:
The concept of a "system" is foundational to physics, but the question of how observers identify systems is seldom addressed. Classical thermodynamics restricts observers to finite, finite-resolution observations with which to identify the systems on which "pointer state" measurements are to be made. It is shown that system identification is at best approximate, even in a finite world, and that violations of the Leggett-Garg and Bell/CHSH (Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt) inequalities emerge naturally as requirements for successful system identification.
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