Maxwell, Nicholas (2017) Could Inelastic Interactions Induce Quantum Probabilistic Transitions? [Preprint]

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Abstract

What are quantum entities? Is the quantum domain deterministic or probabilistic? Orthodox quantum theory (OQT) fails to answer these two fundamental questions. As a result of failing to answer the first question, OQT is very seriously defective: it is imprecise, ambiguous, ad hoc, non-explanatory, inapplicable to the early universe, inapplicable to the cosmos as a whole, and such that it is inherently incapable of being unified with general relativity. It is argued that probabilism provides a very natural solution to the quantum wave/particle dilemma, and promises to lead to a fully micro realistic, testable version of quantum theory that is free of the defects of OQT. It is suggested that inelastic interactions may induce quantum probabilistic transitions.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Maxwell, Nicholas nicholas.maxwell@ucl.ac.uk
Keywords:	Quantum theory; probabilism; micro-realism; inelastic interactions; experimental test.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Depositing User:	Nicholas Maxwell
Date Deposited:	30 Nov 2017 15:37
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2018 13:48
Item ID:	14157
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism
Date:	2017
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14157

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