Individuality as an illusion
| dc.creator | Sant'Anna, Adonai S. | |
| dc.date | 2004-09-03 | |
| dc.date | 2004-09-03 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:10:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:10:48Z | |
| dc.description | Elementary particles in quantum mechanics (QM) are indistinguishable when sharing the same intrinsic properties and the same quantum state. So, we can consider quantum particles as non-individuals, although non-individuality is usually considered as a consequence of the formalism of QM, since the entanglement of states forbids any labelling process. We show how to consider non-individuality as one of the basic principles of QM, instead of a logical consequence. The advantages of our framework are discussed as well. We also show that even in classical particle mechanics it is possible to consider the existence of non-individual particles. One of our main contributions is to show how to derive the apparent individuality of classical particles from the assumption that all physical objects are non-individuals. | |
| dc.description | 23 pages, no figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0409025 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0409025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/92351 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | Individuality as an illusion | |
| dc.type | text |