A derivation of quantum theory from physical requirements (SRC-MASANES-MULLER-2011)

A derivation of quantum theory from physical requirements

Masanes, L.; Müller, M. P. · 2011

AI-verified citationSRC-MASANES-MULLER-2011

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New Journal of Physics 13: 063001. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/6/063001

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arXiv record and journal reference confirmed 2026-08-22; abstract read.

reliability notes

One of the three rigorous reconstruction theorem sets — and co-authored by the same Müller, which makes him the one figure standing on both sides of the bridge this case is about.

Evidence drawn from this source

Supports· strongZW-E006

what the source states: The paper reconstructs the full formalism of finite-dimensional quantum theory from "five simple physical requirements, based on elementary assumptions about preparation, transformations and measurements," explicitly modeled on how special relativity follows from principles rather than postulated formalism.
what we infer: Beyond its role as one of the three theorem sets, this source carries a structural irony the case should display: its co-author is the founder of algorithmic idealism. The same person has proven the right-hand half of the bridge and named the left-hand half as unfinished — nobody is better placed to know the difference.
limitations: Finite-dimensional only; which Hamiltonian, locality, and QFT remain outside all current reconstructions.