arXiv:quant-ph/0102066 · Foundations of probability and physics

INTERPRETATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS, AND INTERPRETATIONS OF VIOLATION OF BELL'S INEQUALITY

WILLEM. M. DE MUYNCK

Published Dec 1, 2001• 14 citations

Abstract

The discussion of the foundations of quantum mechanics is complicated by the fact that a number of different issues are closely entangled. Three of these issues are i) the interpretation of probability, ii) the choice between realist and empiricist interpretations of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics, iii) the distinction between measurement and preparation. It will be demonstrated that an interpretation of violation of Bell's inequality by quantum mechanics as evidence of non-locality of the quantum world is a consequence of a particular choice between these alternatives. Also a distinction must be drawn between two forms of realism, viz. a) realist interpretations of quantum mechanics, b) the possibility of hidden-variables (sub-quantum) theories.

DOI: 10.1142/9789812810809_0007

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