The best of many worlds, or, is quantum decoherence the manifestation of a disposition?

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.02.001

Florian J. Boge

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Abstract

In this paper I investigate whether the phenomenon of quantum decoherence, the vanishing of interference and detectable entanglement on quantum systems in virtue of interactions with the environment, can be understood as the manifestation of a disposition. I will highlight the advantages of this approach as a realist interpretation of the quantum formalism, and demonstrate how such an approach can benefit from advances in the metaphysics of dispositions. I will also confront some commonalities with and differences to the many worlds interpretation, and address the difficulties induced by quantum non-locality. I conclude that there are ways to deal with these issues and that the proposal hence is an avenue worth pursuing.

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还是说，量子退相干是一种性格的表现?

在本文中，我研究了量子退相干现象，即由于与环境的相互作用，量子系统上的干涉和可探测纠缠的消失是否可以被理解为一种倾向的表现。我将强调这种方法作为量子形式主义的现实主义解释的优势，并演示这种方法如何从气质形而上学的进步中受益。我还将面对多世界解释的一些共性和差异，并解决量子非定域性带来的困难。我的结论是，有办法处理这些问题，因此这项建议是一条值得追求的途径。

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 物理-科学史与科学哲学

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期刊介绍： Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics is devoted to all aspects of the history and philosophy of modern physics broadly understood, including physical aspects of astronomy, chemistry and other non-biological sciences. The primary focus is on physics from the mid/late-nineteenth century to the present, the period of emergence of the kind of theoretical physics that has come to dominate the exact sciences in the twentieth century. The journal is internationally oriented with contributions from a wide range of perspectives. In addition to purely historical or philosophical papers, the editors particularly encourage papers that combine these two disciplines. The editors are also keen to publish papers of interest to physicists, as well as specialists in history and philosophy of physics.