Birkhoff-von Neumann Prize of the International Quantum Structures Association (2008); FQXI Essay contest "Questioning the Foundations: Which of Our Assumptions Are Wrong?" (2012)
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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics University of Cambridge University of Waterloo Griffith University
Robert W. Spekkens is a Canadian theoretical quantum physicist working in the fields of quantum foundations and quantum information.[1][2][3]
He is known for his work on epistemic view of quantum states (in particular the Spekkens toy model),[4][5][6] quantum contextuality,[7][8][9] quantum resource theories[10][11] and quantum causality.[12][13]
He co-edited the book Quantum Theory: Informational Foundations and Foils.[14]
^Cavalcanti, Eric. "Schrödinger's cat gets a reality check". The Conversation. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
^Castelvecchi, Davide (19 September 2018). "Reimagining of Schrödinger's Cat Breaks Quantum Mechanics and Stumps Physicists". Nature. 561 (7724): 446–447. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-06749-8. PMID 30254348. S2CID 52821314. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^Harrigan, Nicholas; Spekkens, Robert W. (2010-02-01). "Einstein, Incompleteness, and the Epistemic View of Quantum States". Foundations of Physics. 40 (2): 125–157. arXiv:0706.2661. doi:10.1007/s10701-009-9347-0. ISSN 1572-9516. S2CID 32755624.
^Spekkens, Robert W. (March 19, 2007). "Evidence for the epistemic view of quantum states: A toy theory". Physical Review A. 75 (3): 032110. arXiv:quant-ph/0401052. Bibcode:2007PhRvA..75c2110S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.75.032110. S2CID 117284016.
^"Entangled photons cast a new light on cause and effect". Physics World. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^Spekkens, R. W. (2005-05-31). "Contextuality for preparations, transformations, and unsharp measurements". Physical Review A. 71 (5): 052108. arXiv:quant-ph/0406166. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.71.052108. S2CID 38186461.
^Liang, Yeong-Cherng; Spekkens, Robert W.; Wiseman, Howard M. (2011-09-01). "Specker's parable of the overprotective seer: A road to contextuality, nonlocality and complementarity". Physics Reports. 506 (1): 1–39. doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2011.05.001. hdl:10072/42574. ISSN 0370-1573.
^Musser, George (2016-01-19). "Quantum Weirdness Now a Matter of Time". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
^Brandão, Fernando G. S. L.; Horodecki, Michał; Oppenheim, Jonathan; Renes, Joseph M.; Spekkens, Robert W. (2013-12-18). "Resource Theory of Quantum States Out of Thermal Equilibrium". Physical Review Letters. 111 (25): 250404. arXiv:1111.3882. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.250404. PMID 24483734. S2CID 29481474.
^Gour, Gilad; Spekkens, Robert W. (2008-03-17). "The resource theory of quantum reference frames: manipulations and monotones". New Journal of Physics. 10 (3): 033023. arXiv:0711.0043. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033023. ISSN 1367-2630. S2CID 119185952.
^Wood, Christopher J; Spekkens, Robert W (2015-03-03). "The lesson of causal discovery algorithms for quantum correlations: causal explanations of Bell-inequality violations require fine-tuning". New Journal of Physics. 17 (3): 033002. arXiv:1208.4119. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/3/033002. ISSN 1367-2630. S2CID 118518558.
^Leifer, M. S.; Spekkens, Robert W. (2013-11-27). "Towards a formulation of quantum theory as a causally neutral theory of Bayesian inference". Physical Review A. 88 (5): 052130. arXiv:1107.5849. doi:10.1103/physreva.88.052130. ISSN 1050-2947. S2CID 43563970.
^Colbeck, Roger; Renner, Renato (2016). Chiribella, Giulio; Spekkens, Robert W. (eds.). "Quantum Theory: Informational Foundations and Foils". Fundamental Theories of Physics. 181. arXiv:1208.4123. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7303-4. ISBN 978-94-017-7302-7. ISSN 0168-1222. S2CID 118699215.
Robert W. Spekkens is a Canadian theoretical quantum physicist working in the fields of quantum foundations and quantum information. He is known for his...
Spekkens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kristine Spekkens, Canadian astronomer RobertSpekkens, Canadian theoretical quantum physicist...
The Spekkens toy model is a conceptually simple toy hidden-variable theory introduced by RobertSpekkens in 2004, to argue in favour of the epistemic view...
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properly taken into account. An extended notion of contextuality due to RobertSpekkens applies to preparations and transformations as well as to measurements...
the whole rigid structure of the theory. This is really necessary." RobertSpekkens has said: "I think his approach is really interesting and novel. Other...
Howard Barnum; Jonathan Barrett; Lisa Orloff Clark; Matthew Leifer; RobertSpekkens; Nicholas Stepanik; Alex Wilce; Robin Wilke (15 March 2010). "Entropy...
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doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2006.10.007. S2CID 119549678. Harrigan, Nicholas; Spekkens, Robert W. (2010-02-01). "Einstein, Incompleteness, and the Epistemic View...
S. L.; Horodecki, Michał; Oppenheim, Jonathan; Renes, Joseph M.; Spekkens, Robert W. (18 December 2013). "Resource Theory of Quantum States Out of Thermal...
referred as speakable information. Bartlett, Stephen D.; Rudolph, Terry; Spekkens, Robert W. (April–June 2007). "Reference frames, superselection rules, and...
Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-90-277-2498-4. Harrigan, Nicholas; Spekkens, Robert W. (2010). "Einstein, incompleteness, and the epistemic view of quantum...
doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2013.04.004. S2CID 55537196. Harrigan, Nicholas; Spekkens, Robert W. (2010). "Einstein, incompleteness, and the epistemic view of quantum...
doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2003.12.003. Barlett, Stephen D.; Rudolph, Terry; Spekkens, Robert W. (2006). "Dialogue concerning two views on quantum coherences: factist...
Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022. Spekkens, K. (October 18, 2002). "Is the Moon seen as a crescent (and not a "boat")...
the chiral condensate melts. Bartlett, Stephen D.; Rudolph, Terry; Spekkens, Robert W. (April–June 2007). "Reference frames, superselection rules, and...
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