Determinate Values for Quantum Observables

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dc.creatorTumulka, Roderich
dc.date2006-05-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:09:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:09:36Z
dc.descriptionThis is a comment on J. A. Barrett's article ``The Preferred-Basis Problem and the Quantum Mechanics of Everything'' in Brit. J. Phil. Sci. 56 (2005), which concerns theories postulating that certain quantum observables have determinate values, corresponding to additional (often called ``hidden'') variables. I point out that it is far from clear, for most observables, what such a postulate is supposed to mean, unless the postulated additional variable is related to a clear ontology in space-time, such as particle world lines, string world sheets, or fields.
dc.description5 pages LaTeX, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605130
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0605130
dc.identifierBrit. J. Phil. Sci. 58 (2007) 355-360
dc.identifierdoi:10.1093/bjps/axm003
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/131592
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleDeterminate Values for Quantum Observables
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