Interpreting Heisenberg interpreting quantum states
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Interpreting Heisenberg Interpreting Quantum States
The paper investigates possible readings of the later Heisenberg's remarks on the nature of quantum states. It discusses, in particular, whether Heisenberg should be seen as a proponent of the epistemic conception of states---the view that quantum states are not descriptions of quantum systems but rather reflect the state assigning observers' epistemic relations to these systems. On the one han...
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عنوان ژورنال: Philosophia Naturalis
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-8027,1439-2607
DOI: 10.3196/003180213809359800