A challenge to the standard model of quantum mechanics by Lee Smolin

A challenge to the standard model of quantum mechanics by Lee Smolin

Since the idea of locality is dead, space itself may not be an aloof vacuum: Something welds things together, even at great distances. – Realists believe that there is an exactly understandable way the world is — one that describes processes independent of our intervention. Anti-realists, however, believe realism is too ambitious — too hard. They believe we pragmatically describe our interactions with nature — not truths that are independent of us. – In nature, properties of Particle B may be depend on what we choose to measure or manipulate with Particle A, even at great distances. – In quantum mechanics, there is no explanation for this. « It just comes out that way, » says Smolin. Realists struggle with this because it would imply certain things can travel faster than light, which still seems improbable.