Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1161002 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this article I reply to Fleming׳s response to my ‘Time and quantum theory: a history and a prospectus.’ I take issue with two of his claims: (i) that quantum theory concerns the (potential) properties of eternally persisting objects; (ii) that there is an underdetermination problem for Positive Operator Valued Measures (POVMs). I advocate an event-first view which regards the probabilities supplied by quantum theory as probabilities for the occurrence of physical events rather than the possession of properties by persisting objects.
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Authors
Thomas Pashby,