de Ronde, Christian and Fernández Mouján, Raimundo (2021) Are 'Particles' in Quantum Mechanics "Just a Way of Talking"? [Preprint]
This is the latest version of this item.
|
Text
de Ronde Fernandez Moujan - Quantum Particles FINAL.pdf Download (429kB) | Preview |
Abstract
In this work we discuss the widespread use and application of the notion of 'particle' within the standard understanding of quantum mechanics, trying to prove how it is not just an innocent and unproblematic “way of talking”, as it is often claimed, but the expression of an atomist metaphysics that represents rather a way of perceiving and thinking that inadvertently determines our understanding of the mathematical formalism and the experimental content of quantum mechanics. We show how the retention of atomist concepts, especially due to Bohr’s work, appears not only as an epistemological obstacle but furthermore as an efficient factory of false problems and misleading intuitions that have concentrated the attention of researchers for some time. Revisiting again Heisenberg’s matrix mechanics, we discuss if it would be possible to advance beyond the substantialist account of QM going back to the operational-invariance of intensive quantities.
| Export/Citation: | EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL |
| Social Networking: |
| Item Type: | Preprint | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creators: |
|
|||||||||
| Keywords: | Quantum Individuality, Atomism, Matrix Mechanics, Bohr's Atomic Model | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
|||||||||
| Depositing User: | Mr. Raimundo Fernández Mouján | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2021 01:07 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2021 01:07 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 19968 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
|||||||||
| Date: | November 2021 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19968 |
Available Versions of this Item
-
Are 'Particles' in Quantum Mechanics "Just a Way of Talking"? (deposited 28 Nov 2021 05:34)
- Are 'Particles' in Quantum Mechanics "Just a Way of Talking"? (deposited 12 Dec 2021 01:07) [Currently Displayed]
Monthly Views for the past 3 years
Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years
Plum Analytics
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
![[feed]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}