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Is the standard quantum mechanics a completely nondeterministic theory?

History and Philosophy of Physics 2021-07-06 v4 Quantum Physics

Abstract

It is argued that although quantum theory isn't an absolutely deterministic theory, it is partially deterministic. The approach followed here is in the framework of the standard (Copenhagen interpretation of) quantum mechanics without any additional assumption or alternative interpretation. The argument is based on the conceptual meaning of determinism and by means of some well-known phenomena in the quantum world (measurement of a quantum particle spin, energy values and spatial states of an electron in atoms, the so-called wavefunction collapse problem) which are usually considered in rejecting determinism.

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@article{arxiv.2007.03553,
  title  = {Is the standard quantum mechanics a completely nondeterministic theory?},
  author = {H. Razmi and J. Bahreini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.03553},
  year   = {2021}
}

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