Suárez, Mauricio (1996) On the physical impossibility of ideal quantum measurements. Foundations of physics letters, 9 (5). pp. 425-435. ISSN 0894-9875
Abstract
Albert and Loewer have argued in this journal [4] that modal interpretations of quantum mechanics are ruled out if the abstract structure of Hilbert space is taken realistically. Their argument contains a dubious inference from a measure-zero set of non-ideal interactions. I look at possible ways to make this inference valid and I conclude that the evidence against the modal interpretation cannot be found in the Hilbert space alone. Instead an analysis of specific cases is required.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.springer.com/physics/journal/10702 |
| Additional Information: | © 1996 Springer |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | foundations of quantum theory, measurement problem, modal interpretation, non-ideal measurements |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Sets: | Research centres and groups > Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS) |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/33285/ |
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