Interpreting spontaneous collapse theories

DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.08.002zbMath1222.81115OpenAlexW2144441549MaRDI QIDQ640250

Peter J. Lewis

Publication date: 17 October 2011

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

Full work available at URL: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/1928/1/Interpreting_SCT_%28Final%29.doc

zbMATH Keywords

dynamical reductionGRW theoryspontaneous localizationcounting anomalyfuzzy linkmass density linkspontaneous collapse

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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