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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10 pages LaTeX, This version: Re-written, new emphasis, title and abstract