Interpretive analogies between quantum and statistical mechanics

DOI10.1007/s13194-019-0268-2OpenAlexW2790024078WikidataQ126383387 ScholiaQ126383387MaRDI QIDQ2096143

C. D. McCoy

Publication date: 16 November 2022

Published in: European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-019-0268-2

zbMATH Keywords

quantum mechanicsstatistical mechanicsmeasurement problemprimitive ontology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum theory (81-XX) Statistical mechanics, structure of matter (82-XX)

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