Immanent powers versus causal powers (propensities, latencies and dispositions) in quantum mechanics

DOI10.1142/9789813276895_0008MaRDI QIDQ5380074zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors C. De Ronde

Publication date 14 June 2019

Published in Probing the Meaning of Quantum Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.02997

zbMATH Keywords

immanent powersobjectivitypotentiaquantum probability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

Abstract: In this paper we compare two different notions of 'power', both of which attempt to provide a realist understanding of quantum mechanics grounded on the potential mode of existence. For this propose we will begin by introducing two different notions of potentiality present already within Aristotelian metaphysics, namely, irrational potentiality and rational potentiality. After discussing the role played by potentiality within classical and quantum mechanics, we will address the notion of causal power which is directly related to irrational potentiality and has been adopted by many interpretations of QM. We will then present the notion of immanent power which relates to rational potentiality and argue that this new concept presents important advantages regarding the possibilities it provides for understanding in a novel manner the theory of quanta. We end our paper with a comparison between both notions of 'power', stressing some radical differences between them.

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