MacKinnon, Edward (2009) The Consistent Histories Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]

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Abstract

The consistent histories reformulation of quantum mechanics was developed by Robert Griffiths, given a formal logical systematization by Roland Omn\`{e}s, and under the label `decoherent histories', was independently developed by Murray Gell-Mann and James Hartle and extended to quantum cosmology. Criticisms of CH involve issues of meaning, truth, objectivity, and coherence, a mixture of philosophy and physics. We will briefly consider the original formulation of CH and some basic objections. The reply to these objections, like the objections themselves, involves a mixture of physics and philosophy. These replies support an evaluation of the CH formulation as a replacement for the measurement, or orthodox, interpretation.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID MacKinnon, Edward
Keywords:	quantum mechanics, physics interpretation, consistent histories
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Edward MacKinnon
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2009
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4549
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	April 2009
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4549

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