de Ronde, Christian and Klarreich, Ivan (2025) A Realist Approach to Quantum Individuality: Against the “Received” and “Alternative” Views. [Preprint]
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In this work we address the contemporary debate about quantum individuality expressed as an opposition between those who, like Décio Krause, defend the reference of the theory to “non-individual particles”, and those like Dennis Dieks, who propose instead to preserve the notion of “classical particle” as commonly applied by contemporary physicists. We will argue that these viewpoints rather than truly opposed share a common methodology which has helped to reinforce the doctrine of classical concepts that was imposed by Bohr and Dirac within the “standard” formulation —which remains the orthodox physical account of the theory of quanta. We will also discuss a recently proposed relativist yet objective relational account of quantum individuality [25] which, going back to Einstein’s methodological approach, opens the doors to a completely new, truly realist understanding of quantum individuality.
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| Keywords: | quantum individuality, non-individuality, realism, anti-realism. | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Depositing User: | Christian de Ronde | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2025 12:25 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2025 12:25 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 26642 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism General Issues > Theory/Observation |
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| Date: | 12 September 2025 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26642 |
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