A Further Review of the Incompatibility between Classical Principles and Quantum Postulates

M. Ferrero; V. Gómez Pin; D. Salgado; J. L. Sánchez-Gómez

doi:10.1007/s10699-012-9290-y

A Further Review of the Incompatibility between Classical Principles and Quantum Postulates

M. Ferrero, V. Gómez Pin, D. Salgado, J. L. Sánchez-Gómez

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

The traditional "realist" conception of physics, according to which human concepts, laws and theories can grasp the essence of a reality in our absence, seems incompatible with quantum formalism and it most fruitful interpretation. The proof rests on the violation by quantum mechanical formalism of some fundamental principles of the classical ontology. We discuss if the conception behind Einstein's idea of a reality in our absence, could be still maintained and at which price. We conclude that quantum mechanical formalism is not formulated on those terms, leaving for a separated paper the discussion about the terms in which it could be formulated and the onto-epistemological implications it might have. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-138
Journal	Foundations of Science
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-012-9290-y
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

Correlated quantum systems with finite Hilbert space
Determinism
Entanglement swapping
Foundations of quantum physics
Individuation
Locality
Non-contextuality
Philosophy of science

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