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Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology
We compare different approaches to quantum ontology. In particular, we discuss an interpretation of quantum mechanics that we call objective quantum field theory (OQFT), which involves retrocausal fields. Here, objective implies the existence of fields independent of an observer, but not that the re...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8232317/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34198615 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23060749 |
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description | We compare different approaches to quantum ontology. In particular, we discuss an interpretation of quantum mechanics that we call objective quantum field theory (OQFT), which involves retrocausal fields. Here, objective implies the existence of fields independent of an observer, but not that the results of conjugate measurements are predetermined: the theory is contextual. The ideas and analyses of Einstein and Bohr through to more recent approaches to objective realism are discussed. We briefly describe measurement induced projections, the guided wave interpretation, many-universes, consistent histories and modal theories. These earlier interpretations are compared with OQFT. We argue that this approach is compatible both with Bohr’s quantum complementarity and Einstein’s objective realism. |
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spelling | pubmed-82323172021-06-26 Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology Drummond, Peter D. Reid, Margaret D. Entropy (Basel) Article We compare different approaches to quantum ontology. In particular, we discuss an interpretation of quantum mechanics that we call objective quantum field theory (OQFT), which involves retrocausal fields. Here, objective implies the existence of fields independent of an observer, but not that the results of conjugate measurements are predetermined: the theory is contextual. The ideas and analyses of Einstein and Bohr through to more recent approaches to objective realism are discussed. We briefly describe measurement induced projections, the guided wave interpretation, many-universes, consistent histories and modal theories. These earlier interpretations are compared with OQFT. We argue that this approach is compatible both with Bohr’s quantum complementarity and Einstein’s objective realism. MDPI 2021-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8232317/ /pubmed/34198615 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23060749 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Drummond, Peter D. Reid, Margaret D. Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title | Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title_full | Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title_fullStr | Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title_full_unstemmed | Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title_short | Objective Quantum Fields, Retrocausality and Ontology |
title_sort | objective quantum fields, retrocausality and ontology |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8232317/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34198615 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e23060749 |
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