Published June 12, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Dynamics and predictions in the co-event interpretation

  • 1. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 560 080 (India)

Description

Sorkin has introduced a new, observer independent, interpretation of quantum mechanics that can give a successful realist account of the 'quantum micro-world' as well as explaining how classicality emerges at the level of observable events for a range of systems including single time 'Copenhagen measurements'. This 'co-event interpretation' presents us with a new ontology, in which a single 'co-event' is real. A new ontology necessitates a review of the dynamical and predictive mechanism of a theory, and in this paper we begin the process by exploring means of expressing the dynamical and predictive content of histories theories in terms of co-events

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/23/235303

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1751-8113/42/23/235303;
PII
S1751-8113(09)07127-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
[33 p.]
ISSN
1751-8121

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40074343
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FORECASTING; MEASURE THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS