Romano, Davide (2021) On the alleged extra-structures of quantum mechanics. [Preprint]

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I argue that a particle ontology naturally emerges from the basic dynamical equations of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, when the quantum continuity equation is realistically interpreted. This was recognized by J.J. Sakurai in his famous textbook "Modern Quantum Mechanics", and then dismissed on the basis of the Heisenberg position-momentum uncertainty principle. In this paper, I show that the reasons of this rejection are based on a misunderstanding of the physical import of the uncertainty principle. As a consequence, a particle ontology can be derived from the quantum formalism without the need of additional ad hoc assumptions, and therefore it cannot be regarded as "extra-structure".

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Romano, Davide
Additional Information:	Published in Foundations of Physics 51(29), 2021
Keywords:	quantum mechanics; realist interpretation; individual and statistical interpretation
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr. Davide Romano
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2021 03:45
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2021 03:45
Item ID:	19674
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10701-0...
DOI or Unique Handle:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-021-00426-z
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	27 February 2021
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19674

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