Fortin, Sebastian and Lombardi, Olimpia and Martínez González, Juan Camilo (2016) Isomerism and decoherence. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In the present paper we address the problem of optical isomerism embodied in the socalled “Hund’s paradox”, which points to the difficulty to account for chirality by means of quantum mechanics. In particular, we explain the answer to the problem proposed by the theory of decoherence. The purpose to this article is to challenge this answer on the basis of a conceptual analysis of the phenomenon of decoherence, that reveals the limitations of the theory of decoherence to solve the difficulties posed by optical isomerism and, in general, by quantum measurement.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Fortin, Sebastian sfortin@gmx.net Lombardi, Olimpia olimpiafilo@arnet.com.ar Martínez González, Juan Camilo olimac62@hotmail.com
Keywords:	Isomerism; Chirality; Hund’s paradox; Quantum mechanics; Decoherence
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr. Sebastian Fortin
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2016 00:52
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2016 00:52
Item ID:	11965
Official URL:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10698-01...
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1007/s10698-016-9251-6
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	1 March 2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11965

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