de Ronde, Christian (2025) On the Physical Untenability of the Standard Notion of Quantum State. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The notion of quantum state plays a fundamental role within the Standard account of Quantum Mechanics (SQM) as established by Dirac and von Neumann during 1930s and up to the present. In this work we expose the deep inconsistencies that exist within the multiple definitions of the notion of quantum state that are provided within this axiomatic formulation. As we will argue, these different inconsistent definitions continue to be —even today— uncritically confused within the mainstream physical and philosophical literature leading to self-contradictory statements and wrong conclusions. We end with a discussion regarding the untenability of this concept for any rational understanding of theoretical physics.
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| Keywords: | quantum state, purity, standard quantum mechanics. | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Christian de Ronde | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jun 2025 13:26 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2025 13:26 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 25505 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Operationalism/Instrumentalism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 29 May 2025 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25505 |
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