Eddy Keming Chen (Rutgers University)
In a quantum universe with a strong arrow of time, we postulate a low-entropy boundary condition (the Past Hypothesis) to account for the temporal asymmetry. In this paper, I show that the Past Hypothesis also contains enough information to simplify the quantum ontology and define a unique initial condition in such a world. This new package of ideas has several interesting implications, including on the theoretical unity of statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics, and and the alleged conflict between Humean supervenience and quantum entanglement.
