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Metaphysics and Quantum Physics

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Metaphysics and Quantum Physics

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Metaphysics and Quantum Physics book

Metaphysics and Quantum Physics

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Metaphysics and Quantum Physics book

ByPeter J. Lewis
BookThe Routledge Companion to Metaphysics

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Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2009
Imprint Routledge
Pages 10
eBook ISBN 9780203879306

ABSTRACT

Quantum physics confronts contemporary metaphysicians with a fascinating and frustrating puzzle. It appears to be telling us something novel and surprising about the nature of the physical world, but it is hard to pin down exactly what it tells us. Hidden variable theories constitute a second major class of solutions to the measurement problem. They differ from the standard theory and spontaneous collapse theories in eschewing collapse altogether; according to hidden variable theories, the wavefunction always evolves according to the Schrodinger equation. The simplest and most radical response to the measurement problem is to assert that standard quantum mechanics without wavefunction collapse constitutes a complete physical theory. The many worlds theory is more flexible in this regard; according to the standard contemporary version, no presupposition is made concerning precisely which physical properties form the basis of measurement results. There are several approaches to quantum mechanics, any or none of which might yield an acceptable physical theory.

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