Dougherty, John (2015) A few points on gunky space. In: UNSPECIFIED.
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Abstract
Arntzenius (2012) proposed a mathematical model for gunky space, motivated in part by philosophical considerations, in part by considerations from quantum mechanics. After recasting this model in perspic- uous terms, I answer an unresolved technical question. Turning to quantum mechanics, I argue that the motivations for this model disregard important parts of the quantum formalism: the observables. When these are taken into account, gunk appears incompatible with quantum mechanics.
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| Keywords: | gunk quantum mechanics pointless topology | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics | ||||||
| Depositing User: | John Dougherty | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2015 21:02 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2015 21:02 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 11424 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics | ||||||
| Date: | 14 April 2015 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11424 |
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