Rob Spekkens
Quantum foundations researcher and Perimeter Institute faculty member focused on the epistemic view of the quantum state, creator of a 2004 toy theory illustrating how many quantum phenomena can arise from an epistemic restriction.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 2h 48min
Rob Spekkens: Why the Quantum Wave Function Is Not Real
Rob Spekkens, a quantum foundations researcher at the Perimeter Institute known for a 2004 toy theory that models quantum phenomena from limited knowledge. He argues the wave function is epistemic, compares our confusion to undeciphered hieroglyphs, and explores causal explanations, foil theories, Bell correlations, and how to reformulate inference and causation in quantum theory.
