Wallace, David (2018) Lessons from realistic physics for the metaphysics of quantum theory. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Quantum mechanics, and classical mechanics, are framework theories that incorporate many different concrete theories which in general cannot be arranged in a neat hierarchy, but discussion of `the ontology of quantum mechanics' tends to proceed as if quantum mechanics were a single concrete theory, specifically the physics of nonrelativistically moving point particles interacting by long-range forces. I survey the problems this causes and make some suggestions for how a more physically realistic perspective ought to influence the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Wallace, David dmwallac@usc.edu
Additional Information:	Synthese, forthcoming.
Keywords:	quantum mechanics quantum field theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Professor David Wallace
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2018 15:01
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2018 15:01
Item ID:	15293
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15293

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