Maxwell, Nicholas (2017) Could Inelastic Interactions Induce Quantum Probabilistic Transitions? [Preprint]
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Abstract
What are quantum entities? Is the quantum domain deterministic or probabilistic? Orthodox quantum theory (OQT) fails to answer these two fundamental questions. As a result of failing to answer the first question, OQT is very seriously defective: it is imprecise, ambiguous, ad hoc, non-explanatory, inapplicable to the early universe, inapplicable to the cosmos as a whole, and such that it is inherently incapable of being unified with general relativity. It is argued that probabilism provides a very natural solution to the quantum wave/particle dilemma, and promises to lead to a fully micro realistic, testable version of quantum theory that is free of the defects of OQT. It is suggested that inelastic interactions may induce quantum probabilistic transitions.
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Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
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Keywords: | Quantum theory; probabilism; micro-realism; inelastic interactions; experimental test. | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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Depositing User: | Nicholas Maxwell | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2017 15:37 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2018 13:48 | ||||||
Item ID: | 14157 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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Date: | 2017 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14157 |
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