Pure quantum interpretations are not viable

DOI10.1007/S10701-010-9484-5zbMATH Open1209.81012arXiv0903.4657OpenAlexW1977235158MaRDI QIDQ630116FDOQ630116

Ilja Schmelzer

Publication date: 17 March 2011

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

Abstract: Pure interpretations of quantum theory, which reject the classical part of the Copenhagen interpretation without adding new structure to it's quantum part, are not viable. This is a consequence of a non-uniqueness result for the canonical operators.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4657

zbMATH Keywords

consistent historiesEverett interpretationIthaca interpretation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

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