Catren, Gabriel (2008) On Classical and Quantum Objectivity. [Preprint]

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We propose a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between observables and operators in mechanics. To do so, we introduce a postulate that establishes a correspondence between the objective properties permitting to identify physical states and the symmetry transformations that modify their gauge dependant properties. We show that the uncertainty principle results from a faithful -or equivariant- realization of this correspondence. It is a consequence of the proposed postulate that the quantum notion of objective physical states is not incomplete, but rather that the classical notion is overdetermined.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Catren, Gabriel
Additional Information:	Published in Found Phys (2008) 38: 470–487.
Keywords:	Quantum mechanics, Symplectic mechanics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr. Gabriel Catren
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2008
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4298
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	November 2008
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4298

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