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The GRW Flash Theory: A Relativistic Quantum Ontology of Matter in Space-Time?

John Bell proposed an ontology for the GRW (Ghirardi, Rimini, and Weber) modification of quantum mechanics in terms of flashes occurring at space-time points. This article spells out the motivation for this ontology, inquires into the status of the wave function in it, critically examines the claim...

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Publicado en:Philosophy of Science Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 248 - 265
Autores principales: Esfeld, Michael, Gisin, Nicolas
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Cambridge University Press Apr2014
Materias:
Bell, John
Quantum mechanics
Spacetime
Wave functions
Lorentz invariance
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Sumario:John Bell proposed an ontology for the GRW (Ghirardi, Rimini, and Weber) modification of quantum mechanics in terms of flashes occurring at space-time points. This article spells out the motivation for this ontology, inquires into the status of the wave function in it, critically examines the claim of its being Lorentz invariant, and considers whether it is a parsimonious but nevertheless physically adequate ontology.