Erkenntnis

, Volume 38, Issue 2, pp 191–202 | Cite as

How to discover that the real is unreal

  • Frank Arntzenius
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Abstract

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics is presented in a completely non-technical way by means of the results of some very simple experiments. These experimental results themselves, rather than the formalism of quantum theory, are shown to be extremely hard to incorporate in a sensible state-space picture of the world. A novel twist is then added which makes the problem even harder than it appears to be in other presentations of the measurement problem.

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Quantum Mechanic Quantum Theory Measurement Problem Simple Experiment 
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References

  1. Mermin, N. D. (1981): ‘Quantum Mysteries for Anyone’,Journal of Philosophy 78, 397–408.Google Scholar

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© Kluwer Academic Publishers 1993

Authors and Affiliations

  • Frank Arntzenius
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  1. 1.Department of PhilosophyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesUSA

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