Quantum mechanics, strong emergence and ontological non-reducibility
Quantum Physics
2015-08-04 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
We show that a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, in which the notion of event is defined without reference to measurement or observers, allows to construct a quantum general ontology based on systems, states and events. Unlike the Copenhagen interpretation, it does not resort to elements of a classical ontology. The quantum ontology in turn allows us to recognize that a typical behavior of quantum systems exhibits strong emergence and ontological non-reducibility. Such phenomena are not exceptional but natural, and are rooted in the basic mathematical structure of quantum mechanics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1502.03831,
title = {Quantum mechanics, strong emergence and ontological non-reducibility},
author = {Rodolfo Gambini and Lucia Lewowicz and Jorge Pullin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.03831},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
8 pages, to appear in Foundations of Chemistry