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A new perspective on quantum mechanics?

History and Philosophy of Physics 2021-02-26 v7 Quantum Physics

Abstract

Bell suggested that a new perspective on quantum mechanics was needed. We propose a solution of the measurement problem based on a reconsideration of the nature of particles. The solution is presented with an idealized model involving non-locality or non-separability, identified in 1927 by Einstein and implicit in the standard interpretation of single slit (or hole) diffraction. Considering particles as being localizable entities leads to an `induced collapse model', a parameter-free alternative to spontaneous collapse models, that affords a new perspective on, \emph{inter alia}, nuclear decay.

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@article{arxiv.1903.10292,
  title  = {A new perspective on quantum mechanics?},
  author = {Raymond S. Mackintosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.10292},
  year   = {2021}
}

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