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Quantum Mechanics and Physical Reality

Guido Bacciagaluppi, Elise Crull

Published Nov 14, 2024• 0 citations

Abstract

This is a reprinting of Wolfe’s response to the EPR paper. Wolfe insists upon an epistemic reading of the wavefunction, arguing that, under such an interpretation, the EPR paradox dissolves.

DOI: 10.1017/9781139028493.030

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