Is the statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics -ontic or -epistemic?

DOI10.1007/S10701-022-00651-0OpenAlexW4313309302MaRDI QIDQ2108994FDOQ2108994

Authors: Mario Hubert 

Publication date: 20 December 2022

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.07057

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum mechanicsEinsteinPBR theoremstatistical interpretationontological model frameworkballentine

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations, quantum information and its processing, quantum axioms, and philosophy (81Pxx) General and miscellaneous specific topics (00Axx)

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• A system’s wave function is uniquely determined by its underlying physical state
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• Can the statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics be inferred from the Schrödinger equation? -- Bell and Gottfried

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