Quantum Mechanics: Philosophy and Interpretations

Jeremy Butterfield, Richard Healey

Max Jammer

Wan Xiao-lon

B. C. van Fraassen s Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics is not only the core of his philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, but also the thinking fundament in his philosophy of science, constructive experimenta-lism. In this article, the author introduces van Fraassen's Modal Interpretation of Quantum Measurement from these aspects: interpretation problems of Quantum Mechanics, the main content of Modal Interpretation, and the significance of Modal Interpretation.

Roland L. Omnes

R. I. G. Hughes

Hossien Hossieni, Jabar Fatah, Said Kaki +1 more

In this study, we explain why Hawking thinks in his book (The Grand Design) that philosophy is dead. For this purpose, in the second and third sections we first introduce in brief quantum mechanics, Heisenberg uncertainty, Bohr Complementary and path integral approach to quantum mechanics and explain Young Experiment as heart of quantum mechanics and why no one can predicate future a microscopic system definitely. In fourth section, we explain Kant philosophy about causality and Kant understanding for phenomena and things itself. We discuss towards the end of this work the Copenhagen interpretation, philosophy and Kantian concepts which cannot be used to interpret reality of phenomena on atomic level and quantum mechanics. We then introduce the alternative of philosophy in modern physics, i.e., mathematics.