arXiv:1909.10046

Modal Approaches in Metaphysics and Quantum Mechanics

Vladislav Terekhovich

Published Sep 22, 2019• 1 citation

Abstract

Some interpretations of quantum mechanics use notions of possible states and possible trajectories. I investigate how this modal approach correlates with several metaphysical conceptions of a transition from potential to actual existence. The comparison is based on a discussion in contemporary analytical metaphysics of modality. I also consider an analogy between Leibniz's theory of the possibilities striving towards existence, wave mechanics of Schrodinger, and Feynman path integral.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1909.10046

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