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Toward a microrealistic version of quantum mechanics. Part II

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In this paper, possible objections to the propensity microrealistic version of quantum mechanics proposed in Part I are answered. This version of quantum mechanics is compared with the statistical, particle, microrealistic viewpoint, and a crucial experiment is proposed designed to distinguish between these two microrealistic versions of quantum mechanics.

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  1. Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University College, London, England

    Nicholas Maxwell

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Part I of this paper appeared inFound. Phys. 6, 275 (1976).

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Maxwell, N. Toward a microrealistic version of quantum mechanics. Part II. Found Phys 6, 661–676 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708945

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