Physics

The following is a list of all the works of David Deutsch, with a one-sentence summary (for those I have read):

Everettian Quantum Theory

  • Quantum Theory of Probability and Decisions (1999): Probabilistic expectations can be extracted from deterministic quantum theory without the collapse postulate.
  • Information Flow in Entangled Quantum Systems (with Patrick Hayden, 2000): Quantum theory is local, which becomes explicit when analyzed from the Heisenberg picture. 

  • Everettian relative states in the Heisenberg picture (2020): Everettian quantum theory and its relative states can be expressed in the Heisenberg formalism.

  • Quantum Theory as a Universal Physical Theory (1984): An interpretation basis must be added as an additional axiom to the formalism of Everettian quantum theory (Deutsch now holds this view to be mistaken).
  • The Structure of the Multiverse (2001): The structure of the multiverse is determined by information flow; moreover, branches exist in a multiplicity of fungible instances.
  • Quantum-gravity effects could in principle be witnessed in neutrino-like oscillations (2018): The quantum nature of gravity could be witnessed without a theory of quantum gravity.

  • Apart from Universes (2010): Progress in quantum theory has stagnated because of Everettians' excessive focus on backwards-looking defenses of their own theory.

  • Qubit Field Theory (2004)
  • Vindication of Quantum Locality (2011): The criticism against quantum locality are misguided
Quantum Computation
  • Universality in Quantum Computation (1995)
  • Conditional Quantum Dynamics and Logic Gates (1995)
  • Quantum privacy amplification and the security of quantum cryptography over noisy channels (with members of the Oxford University Clarendon Laboratory, 1996)
  • Stabilization of Quantum Computations by Symmetrisation (with Artur Ekert, Richard Joszsa, and others, 1996)
Philosophy of Science and Epistemology
  • The Logic of Experimental Tests (2015): The role of experiment in science is to choose between competing explanatory theories; in the absence of competing theories, evidence can only make involved theories problematic–refutation requires a superior rival.
  • The Mathematicians' Misconception (2018): All our mathematical knowledge depends on our knowledge about the laws of physics.
  • Machines, Logic, and Quantum Theory (1999): Proof is computation, and thus, physical. 
  • The Beginning of Infinity (2011): It is possible for knolwedge creation to continue indefinitely; seemingly limited natural resources and our human intelligence are no genuine obstacles to this endeavor.
  • The Fabric of Reality (1997): The fabric of reality is described by Everettian quantum theory, Popperian epistemology, natural selection, and computation––these constitute its four most fundamental strands. 
  • Comment on Lockwood (1996)
Constructor Theory
  • Constructor Theory (2012): All laws of physics can be expressed as statements about which transformations are possible and impossible, and why.
  • Constructor Theory of Information (2014): Expresses a theory of information in terms of possible and impossible tasks, while also unifying quantum and classical information.