Vassallo, Antonio and Naranjo, Pedro and Koslowski, Tim (2024) A Proposal for a Metaphysics of Self-Subsisting Structures. II. Quantum Physics. [Preprint]

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The paper presents an extension of the metaphysics of self-subsisting structures set out in a companion paper to the realm of non-relativistic quantum physics. The discussion is centered around a Pure Shape Dynamics model representing a relational implementation of a de Broglie-Bohm N-body system. An interpretation of this model in terms of self-subsisting structures is proposed and assessed against the background of the debate on the metaphysics of quantum physics, with a particular emphasis on the nature of the wave function. The analysis shows that elaborating an appropriate Leibnizian/Machian metaphysics of the quantum world requires a substantial revision of the notion of world-building relation.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Vassallo, Antonio antonio.vassallo1977@gmail.com 0000-0002-1846-5362 Naranjo, Pedro Koslowski, Tim
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in Foundations of Physics
Keywords:	Self-subsisting structure; pure shape dynamics; Leibnizian/Machian relationalism; de Broglie-Bohm theory; parsimony; world-building relation
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Antonio Vassallo
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2024 11:55
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2024 11:55
Item ID:	23915
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1007/s10701-024-00800-7
Subjects:	General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	September 2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23915

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