Interpreting the Modal Kochen-Specker theorem: possibility and many worlds in quantum mechanics

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2013.10.003zbMATH Open1282.81018arXiv1404.5881OpenAlexW1973099048MaRDI QIDQ2437508FDOQ2437508

C. De Ronde, H. Freytes, G. Domenech

Publication date: 3 March 2014

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we attempt to physically interpret the Modal Kochen- Specker (MKS) theorem. In order to do so, we analyze the features of the possible properties of quantum systems arising from the elements in an orthomodular lattice and distinguish the use of "possibility" in the classical and quantum formalisms. Taking into account the modal and many worlds non-collapse interpretation of the projection postulate, we discuss how the MKS theorem rules the constraints to actualization, and thus, the relation between actual and possible realms.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.5881

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zbMATH Keywords

modalityquantum logicKochen-Specker theoremmany worlds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Contextuality in quantum theory (81P13) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

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