Problems of interpretation of quantum electrodynamics

Niels Henrik David Bohr, L. Rosenfeld

A survey is given of the problem of measurability in quantum electrodynamics and it is shown that it is possible in principle, by the use of idealized measuring arrangements, to achieve full conformity with the interpretation of the formalism as regards the determination of field and charge quantities.

Oscar Wallace Greenberg

L. Rosenfeld

In quantum theory, the interpretation of the mathematical formalism raises problems of a far more delicate kind than in classical theory.

Jean G. Valatin

D. H. Delphenich

The basic physical problems that necessitated the emergence of quantum physics are summarized, along with the elements of wave mechanics and its traditional statistical interpretation. Alternative interpretations to the statistical one, such as the hydrodynamical and optical interpretations, nonlinear waves and nonlinear electrodynamics, and the conception of spacetime as an ordered medium are reviewed.

Edward B. Manoukian