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

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

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-138
JournalFoundations of Science
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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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