On the Faithful Interpretation of Pure Wave Mechanics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8397391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey A Barrett (University of California, Irvine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 693-709 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axr004 |
| OpenAlex | W2172256630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 13 |
Given Hugh Everett III's understanding of the proper cognitive status of physical theories, his relative-state formulation of pure wave mechanics arguably qualifies as an empirically acceptable physical theory. The argument turns on the precise nature of the relationship that Everett requires between the empirical substructure of an empirically faithful physical theory and experience. On this view, Everett provides a weak resolution to both the determinate record and the probability problems encountered by pure wave mechanics, and does so in a way that avoids unnecessary metaphysical complications. Taking Everett's goal to be showing the empirical faithfulness of the relative-state formulation agrees well with his characterization of his project as one of seeking a model for observation in the correlation structure described by pure wave mechanics and seeking a measure of typicality over this empirical substructure that covaries with our empirically warranted expectations. 1 Pure Wave Mechanics and Relative States 2 Everett and Frank 3 Everett on the Nature of Physical Theories 4 Conditions for Empirical Faithfulness 5 The Empirical Faithfulness of Pure Wave Mechanics 6 Conclusion
Argument (complex analysis) · Empirical research · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Metaphysics · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Theoretical physics · Wave mechanics · Mathematics · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Everett's “Many-Worlds” proposal
Everettian Mechanics with Hyperfinitely Many Worlds
Everettian actualism
Against the empirical viability of the Deutsch–Wallace–Everett approach to quantum mechanics
Typical worlds
In defence of Everettian decision theory
Entanglement and disentanglement in relativistic quantum mechanics
Branches in the Everett interpretation
Pure wave mechanics and the very idea of empirical adequacy
The Classical Stance
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |