کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5130462 | 1490418 | 2017 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Introduces the two state vector formalism for quantum mechanics, due to Aharonov et al.
- Criticizes the claim that the two-time interpretation, can solve the measurement problem.
- A key feature: the backwards-evolving wavefunction, is given an alternative interpretation.
Over many years, Aharonov and co-authors have proposed a new interpretation of quantum mechanics: the two-time interpretation. This interpretation assigns two wavefunctions to a system, one of which propagates forwards in time and the other backwards. In this paper, I argue that this interpretation does not solve the measurement problem. In addition, I argue that it is neither necessary nor sufficient to attribute causal power to the backwards-evolving wavefunction ãΦ| and thus its existence should be denied, contra the two-time interpretation. Finally, I follow Vaidman in giving an epistemological reading of ãΦ|.
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics - Volume 58, May 2017, Pages 54-62