A proposal for a metaphysics of self-subsisting structures. II. Quantum physics
Abstract
The paper presents an extension of the metaphysics of self-subsisting structures set out in a companion paper to the realm of non-relativistic quantum physics. The discussion is centered around a Pure Shape Dynamics model representing a relational implementation of a de Broglie-Bohm -body system. An interpretation of this model in terms of self-subsisting structures is proposed and assessed against the background of the debate on the metaphysics of quantum physics, with a particular emphasis on the nature of the wave function. The analysis shows that elaborating an appropriate Leibnizian/Machian metaphysics of the quantum world requires a substantial revision of the notion of world-building relation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.09859,
title = {A proposal for a metaphysics of self-subsisting structures. II. Quantum physics},
author = {Antonio Vassallo and Pedro Naranjo and Tim Koslowski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.09859},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
32 pages, forthcoming in Foundations of Physics