Open AccessInterpretation Misunderstandings about Elementary Quantum Mechanics
Author(s) -
Federico G. Lopez Armengol,
Gustavo E. Romero
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
metatheoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1853-2322
pISSN - 1853-2330
DOI - 10.48160/18532330me7.154
Subject(s) - vagueness , interpretation (philosophy) , interpretations of quantum mechanics , epistemology , minority interpretations of quantum mechanics , consistent histories , theoretical physics , computer science , philosophy , quantum , physics , quantum mechanics , quantum process , linguistics , fuzzy logic , quantum dynamics
Quantum Mechanics is a fundamental physical theory about atomic-scale processes. It was built between 1920 and 1940 by the most distinguished physicists of that time. The accordance between the predictions of the theory and experimental results is remarkable. The physical interpretation of its mathematical constructs, however, raised unprecedented controversies. Ontological, semantic, and epistemic vagueness abound in the orthodox interpretations and have resulted in serious misunderstandings that are often repeated in textbooks and elsewhere. In this work, we identify, criticize, and clarify the most spread ones.