Towards a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics providing a model of the physical world

DOI10.1007/S10699-014-9366-YMaRDI QIDQ2013387zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Emilio Santos

Publication date 17 August 2017

Published in Foundations of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1203.5688

zbMATH Keywords

hidden variablescritical analysis of quantum interpretationsmodels of quantum worldontological vs. epistemological save functionrealistic interpretations of quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

Abstract: It is argued that a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics is possible and useful. Current interpretations, from Copenhagen to many worlds are critically revisited. The difficulties for intuitive models of quantum physics are pointed out and possible solutions proposed. In particular the existence of discrete states, the quantum jumps, the alleged lack of objective properties, measurement theory, the probabilistic character of quantum physics, the wave-particle du- ality and the Bell inequalities are analyzed. The sketch of a realistic picture of the quantum world is presented. It rests upon the assump- tion that quantum mechanics is a stochastic theory whose randomness derives from the existence of vacuum fields. They correspond to the vacuum fluctuations of quantum field theory, but taken as real rather than virtual.

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