Banach-Tarski Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics
Abstract
We show that Quantum Mechanical Hilbert space can be paradoxical under some group action and explore its physical consequences. (1) Is there a more natural way of resolving the paradox of Wigner’s friend without invoking the Heisenberg’s cut?; (2) We notice the qualitative similarities between the paradox and paradoxical sets and use it as a motivation to rigorously prove that the Hilbert space H of the harmonic oscillator is paradoxical under the group action U ≤ U(H) × U(1); (3) This paradoxical nature of the Hilbert space H provides the natural resolution for the paradox by using the Axiom of Choice instead of the Heisenberg’s cut; (4) Finally, we show that due to the very same paradoxical nature of H, certain class of quantum gravities naturally emerge from Quantum Mechanics that mediates a self-decoherence of the system.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Advanced Operator Algebra Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Preprints.org
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint