Nino Zanghì
Biographic Data
| ID | 5087836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nino Zanghì |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nino |
| FAMILY NAME | Zanghì |
| SIGNATURE | ZANGHÌ N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Quantum physics without quantum philosophy
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
Quantum physics without quantum philosophy
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
Quantum Mechanics and Applications (4 works) · De Broglie–Bohm theory (3 works) · Interpretations of quantum mechanics (3 works) · Minority interpretations of quantum mechanics (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Quantum (3 works) · Ontology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Quantum mechanics (2 works)