Modal Approaches in Metaphysics and Quantum Mechanics
History and Philosophy of Physics
2019-09-24 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Some interpretations of quantum mechanics use notions of possible states and possible trajectories. I investigate how this modal approach correlates with several metaphysical conceptions of a transition from potential to actual existence. The comparison is based on a discussion in contemporary analytical metaphysics of modality. I also consider an analogy between Leibniz's theory of the possibilities striving towards existence, wave mechanics of Schrodinger, and Feynman path integral.
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@article{arxiv.1909.10046,
title = {Modal Approaches in Metaphysics and Quantum Mechanics},
author = {Vladislav Terekhovich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.10046},
year = {2019}
}
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21 pages