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In this paper elementary quantum mechanics (henceforth QM) is given a formulation characterized by two traits that do not seem to have occurred jointly before, namely logical order and a strictly physical interpretation. In other words, the formalism of QM is organized axiomatically and is assigned a content free from nonphysical (particularly psychological) associations. The details are given elsewhere [1].
This work has been supported by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung.
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Bunge, M. (1967). A Ghost-Free Axiomatization of Quantum Mechanics. In: Bunge, M. (eds) Quantum Theory and Reality. Studies in the Foundations Methodology and Philosophy of Science, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88026-1_8
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