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The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Realism and the Collapse of the Wave-Packet

Henry Krips

Published Jun 1, 1988• 0 citations
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Abstract

Cartwright's argument for the collapse of the wave-packet is criticised. This enables us to rescue realism from the pressure put on it by Cartwright in the context of Quantum Theory.
DOI
10.1093/bjps/39.2.225

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