Speakable in quantum mechanics
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Publication:2443341
DOI10.1007/S11229-012-0158-ZzbMATH Open1284.81013arXiv1109.4388OpenAlexW2148686616MaRDI QIDQ2443341FDOQ2443341
Authors: Ronnie Hermens 
Publication date: 7 April 2014
Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: At the 1927 Como conference Bohr spoke the now famous words "It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how nature is. Physics concerns what we can say about nature." However, if the Copenhagen interpretation really holds on to this motto, why then is there this feeling of conflict when comparing it with realist interpretations? Surely what one can say about nature should in a certain sense be interpretation independent. In this paper I take Bohr's motto seriously and develop a quantum logic that avoids assuming any form of realism as much as possible. To illustrate the non-triviality of this motto a similar result is first derived for classical mechanics. It turns out that the logic for classical mechanics is a special case of the derived quantum logic. Finally, some hints are provided in how these logics are to be used in practical situations and I discuss how some realist interpretations relate to these logics.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.4388
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