Metaphysical indeterminacy in Everettian quantum mechanics

被引:1
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作者
Glick, David [1 ]
Le Bihan, Baptiste [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Philosophy, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Univ Geneva, Dept Philosophy, 2 Rue Candolle, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Many; Worlds; Everett; Quantum; Mechanics; Metaphysical; Indeterminacy; SPACETIME;
D O I
10.1007/s13194-023-00562-5
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
The question of whether Everettian quantum mechanics (EQM) justifies the existence of metaphysical indeterminacy has recently come to the fore. Metaphysical indeterminacy has been argued to emerge from three sources: coherent superpositions, the indefinite number of branches in the quantum multiverse and the nature of these branches. This paper reviews the evidence and concludes that those arguments don't rely on EQM alone and rest on metaphysical auxiliary assumptions that transcend the physics of EQM. We show how EQM can be ontologically interpreted without positing metaphysical indeterminacy by adopting a deflationary attitude towards branches. Two ways of developing the deflationary view are then proposed: one where branches are eliminated, and another where they are reduced to the universal quantum state.
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