Lewis, Peter J. (2021) Explicating quantum indeterminacy. [Preprint]

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Abstract

The dispute about whether there is indeterminacy in the world is long and inconclusive. At first glance, it seems like quantum mechanics ought to provide a quick, empirical resolution to the debate: prima facie, a photon in a superposition of right-polarized and left-polarized states has an indeterminate polarization. But quantum mechanics has not provided any such resolution; the controversy drags on. In this paper, I suggest some reasons for this impasse, and lay out a path forward.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Lewis, Peter J.
Keywords:	Quantum mechanics; indeterminacy; Carnap
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Peter J. Lewis
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2024 05:31
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2024 05:31
Item ID:	23244
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	23 June 2021
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23244

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