  Quantum theory describes our universe incredibly successfully. To our
classically-inclined brains, however, it is a bizarre description that requires
a re-imagining of what fundamental reality, or "ontology", could look like.
This thesis examines different ontological features in light of the success of
quantum theory, what it requires, and what it rules out. While these
investigations are primarily foundational, they also have relevance to quantum
information, quantum communication, and experiments on quantum systems.
  [abstract shortened due to arxiv restrictions]

Quantum Physics