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Quantum Foundations: General Outlook

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Einstein’s Struggles with Quantum Theory

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For followers of Copenhagen, study of the foundational aspects of quantum theory was effectively completed in 1927 by Bohr’s paper at Como. Bohr was to continue to write on quantum theory and complementarity for the remainder of his life, but his writings were mainly explanatory, or attempts to strengthen the philosophical base of complementarity, or applications of complementarity to areas of knowledge other than quantum theory.1 It was taken for granted that no genuine re-examination of the fundamental issues was required-or, indeed, permitted. John Clauser2 has made it particularly clear to what extent any questioning of the Copenhagen position was regarded practically as heresy: ‘Religious dogmatism then quickly promoted a nearly universal acceptance of quantum theory and its Copenhagen interpretation as gospel, along with a total unwillingness to even mildly question the theory’s foundations.’

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(2007). Quantum Foundations: General Outlook. In: Einstein’s Struggles with Quantum Theory. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71520-9_13

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