Modeling modal talk in quantum mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10773-005-3853-4MaRDI QIDQ2575477zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Thomas Müller

Publication date 12 December 2005

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-271319

zbMATH Keywords

branching space-timescounterfactualslocalitymodalityquantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Modal logic (including the logic of norms) (03B45) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum computation (81P68) Special relativity (83A05)

Review text

This paper aims to complete \textit{H. P. Stapp}'s modal logic proof of the non-local character of Quantum Mechanics [see Am. J. Phys. 65, 300--304 (1997)]. Starting with the remark that this proof involves only modal syntax, the author stresses on semantic considerations. The improvement consists in adding several lines to the initial formal proof, which are specified in the last section of the paper. The former sections explain the branching viewpoint about our universe (e.g. Minkowskian), and some particular modal logic operators.

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