https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2013-13065-5
Regular Article
Heuristic classification of physical theories based on quantum correlations
1
Dpto. Fısica, Universidad de Oviedo., 33007, Oviedo, Spain
2
Dpto. Fısica Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Cantoblanco, Spain
* e-mail: maferrero@uniovi.es
Received:
21
March
2013
Revised:
14
May
2013
Accepted:
21
May
2013
Published online:
25
June
2013
Taking quantum formalism as a point of reference and connection, we explore the various possibilities that arise in the construction of physical theories. Analyzing the distinct physical phenomena that each of them may describe, we introduce the different types of theories that correspond to these physical phenomena. A hierarchical classification of the offered theories, based on the degree of correlation between dichotomic observables in bipartite systems, as quantified by a Bell-type inequality, is finally proposed as a conclusion.
© Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013
