Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory and the Measurement Problem

Details Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory and the Measurement Problem Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory and the Measurement Problem

2009-05-04

arxiv.org/abs/0905.0408v3

Physics

History and Philosophy of Physics

9 pages

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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory is investigated from a philosophical point of view. It is justified the opinion that the philosophical attitude the Copenhagen interpretation is based on is in principle inevitable for a real comprehension of quantum theory. This attitude is mainly related to epistemological arguments. However, the measurement problem often seems not to be treated clearly enough within the interpretation. By referring to the property of the necessity to use macroscopic measurement instruments obeying classical concepts it is made the attempt to solve the measurement problem. According to this consideration the indeterministic character of quantum theory seems to have its origin in a lack of knowledge and thus it appears in a similar but more principle way than in statistical mechanics. It is emphasized the ontological character of the uncertainty relation and the related non locality of quantum theory suggesting that the existence of a position space is not as fundamental as the assumptions of general quantum theory.

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