The Properties of Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rob Clifton (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-398 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| 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/47.3.371 |
| OpenAlex | W1997647849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
Orthodox quantum mechanics includes the principle that an observable of a system possesses a well-defined value if and only if the presence of that value in the system is certain to be confirmed on measurement. Modal interpretations reject the controversial ‘only if’ half of this principle to secure definite outcomes for quantum measurements that leave the apparatus entangled with the object it has measured. However, using a result that turns on the construction of a Kochen–Specker contradiction, I argue that modal interpretations cannot deliver a metaphysically tenable conception of properties in quantum mechanics unless they also abandon the less controversial ‘if’ half of the orthodox principle.
Classical mechanics · Contradiction · Epistemology · Interpretations of quantum mechanics · Measurement problem · Metaphysics · Minority interpretations of quantum mechanics · Modal · Object (grammar) · Observable · Physics · Quantum · Quantum dynamics · Quantum mechanics · Quantum process · Relational quantum mechanics · Statistics · Theoretical physics · Value (mathematics) · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |