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Consistent interpretations of quantum mechanics

Omnès, Roland·1992·Reviews of Modern Physics
DOI 10.1103/revmodphys.64.339
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Within the last decade, significant progress has been made towards a consistent and complete reformulation of the Copenhagen interpretation (an interpretation consisting in a formulation of the experimental aspects of physics in terms of the basic formalism; it is consistent if free from internal contradiction and complete if it provides precise predictions for all experiments). The main steps involved decoherence (the transition from linear superpositions of macroscopic states to a mixing), Griffiths histories describing the evolution of quantum properties, a convenient logical structure for dealing with histories, and also some progress in semiclassical physics, which was made possible by new methods. The main outcome is a theory of phenomena, viz., the classically meaningful properties of a macroscopic system. It shows in particular how and when determinism is valid. This theory can be used to give a deductive form to measurement theory, which now covers some cases that were initially devised as counterexamples against the Copenhagen interpretation. These theories are described, together with their applications to some key experiments and some of their consequences concerning epistemology.

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Authors
Omnès, R.
Venue
Reviews of Modern Physics
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1992-04-01
Volume
64
Issue
2
Pages
339-382
ISSN
  • 0034-6861 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-0756
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.64.339
OpenAlex
W1973260862
Cited by
648
References
127
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FWCI
27.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
link.aps.org/licenses/aps-default-license (vor)
Locations
Reviews of Modern Physics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Keywords
interpretation of quantum mechanics, Copenhagen interpretation, consistent histories, decoherence, measurement problem, determinism, macroscopic phenomena, epistemology of quantum mechanics, quantum foundations

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