"Space is blue and birds fly through it"
History and Philosophy of Physics
2018-07-04 v5 Quantum Physics
Abstract
Quantum mechanics is not about 'quantum states': it is about values of physical variables. I give a short fresh presentation and update on the perspective on the theory, and a comment on its philosophical implications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1712.02894,
title = {"Space is blue and birds fly through it"},
author = {Carlo Rovelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.02894},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Presented to meeting "Foundations of quantum mechanics and their impact on contemporary society", at The Royal Society, London, 11-12 December 2017; To appear in Philosophical Transactions A