Gao, Shan (2019) Is there density matrix realism? [Preprint]
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In a recent paper ["Quantum Mechanics in a Time-Asymmetric Universe: On the Nature of the Initial Quantum State", The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 2018], Chen uses density matrix realism to solve the puzzles of the arrow of time and the meaning of the quantum state. In this paper, I argue that density matrix realism is problematic, and in particular, it is inconsistent with the latest results about the reality of the wave function.
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| Keywords: | density matrix realism; reality of the wave function; Bohmian mechanics | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. Shan Gao | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2019 15:00 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2019 15:00 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 15824 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | 15 March 2019 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15824 |
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