Primitive ontology and quantum state in the GRW matter density theory

DOI10.1007/s11229-014-0590-3zbMath1359.81019arXiv1410.8652OpenAlexW2145071661MaRDI QIDQ513962

Matthias Egg, Michael Esfeld

Publication date: 8 March 2017

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.8652

zbMATH Keywords

Bohmian mechanicsquantum stateGRW flash theoryGRW matter density theoryprimitive ontologydispositionalismHumeanismprimitivism about laws

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Physics (00A79) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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