Can Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics Be Reconciled with Relativity?

Modal interpretations are hidden-variable, no-collapse interpretations of quantum mechanics that were designed to solve the measurement problem and reconcile this theory with relativity. Yet, as no-go theorems by Dickson and Clifton (1998), Arntzenius (1998) and Myrvold (2002) demonstrate, current m...

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Publicado en:Philosophy of Science Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 789 - 802
Autores principales: Berkovitz, Joseph, Hemmo, Meir
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press Dec2005
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