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Weekly Papers on Quantum Foundations (13)

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Decoherence and Determinism in a One-Dimensional Cloud-Chamber Model  Latest Results for Foundations of Physics on 2018-4-01 12:00am GMT Abstract The hypothesis (Sparenberg et al. in EPJ Web Conf 58:01016, [1]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135801016) that the particular linear tracks appearing in the measurement of a spherically-emitting radioactive source in a cloud chamber are determined by the (random) positions of atoms or molecules inside the… Read more →

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Taking Heisenberg’s Potentia Seriously. (arXiv:1709.03595v5 [quant-ph] UPDATED)  quant-ph updates on arXiv.org on 2018-3-23 12:59am GMT Authors: R. E. Kastner, Stuart Kauffman, Michael Epperson It is argued that quantum theory is best understood as requiring an ontological duality of res extensa and res potentia, where the latter is understood per Heisenberg’s original proposal, and the former is roughly equivalent to Descartes’ ‘extended substance.’ However,… Read more →

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Time in the theory of relativity: on natural clocks, proper time, the clock hypothesis, and all that  Philsci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. on 2017-9-15 9:50pm GMT Bacelar Valente, Mario (2013) Time in the theory of relativity: on natural clocks, proper time, the clock hypothesis, and all that. [Preprint] The relativity of simultaneity and presentism  Philsci-Archive: No conditions. Results… Read more →

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Some Minimal Notes on Notation and Minima: A Comment on “How Particular is the Physics of the Free Energy Principle?” by Aguilera, Millidge, Tschantz, and Buckley. (arXiv:2204.13576v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]) 下午4:28 | physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org Authors: Maxwell J D Ramstead, Dalton A R Sakthivadivel We comment on a technical critique of the free energy principle in linear systems by Aguilera, Millidge, Tschantz, and… Read more →

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Phase Transitions: A Challenge for Reductionism?  Philsci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. on 2017-10-07 12:44am GMT Palacios, Patricia (2017) Phase Transitions: A Challenge for Reductionism? [Preprint] Taking Heisenberg’s Potentia Seriously  Philsci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. on 2017-10-06 9:08am GMT Kastner, Ruth and Kauffman, Stuart and Epperson, Michael (2017) Taking Heisenberg’s Potentia Seriously. [Preprint] Why is the transference… Read more →