Phenomenological Reviews

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Non-ideal measurements and physical possibility in quantum mechanics

Marco Del SetaMauricio Suárez

pp. 183-195

Abstract

Albert and Loewer [1,2,3] have posed an important difficulty for the modal interpretations advocated by Kochen [12], Healey [10] and Dieks [20] (KHD interpretations). They have argued that KHD interpretations cannot cope with physically realistic measurement situations. One of us (M.S. in [19]) has contested some of the assumptions underlying Albert and Loewer's argument. In this paper we review this and other criticisms of Albert and Loewer's assumptions, and we argue that a sound argument for Albert and Loewer's conclusion against KHD modal interpretations can be made, without relying on all of Albert and Loewer's assumptions.

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Dalla Chiara Maria Luisa, Giuntini Roberto, Laudisa Federico (1999) Language, quantum, music: selected contributed papers of the tenth international congress of logic, methodology and philosophy of science, Florence, august 1995. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 183-195

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2043-4_17

Full citation:

Del Seta Marco, Suárez Mauricio (1999) „Non-ideal measurements and physical possibility in quantum mechanics“, In: M. L. Dalla Chiara, R. Giuntini & F. Laudisa (eds.), Language, quantum, music, Dordrecht, Springer, 183–195.