Weekly Papers on Quantum Foundations (23)

Matrix Mechanics Mis-Prized: Max Born’s Belated Nobelization. (arXiv:2306.00842v1 [physics.hist-ph])   from  physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org  by  John L. Heilbron, Carlo Rovelli Sat Jun 03 2023 09:28:42 (5 minutes) # 1. We examine evaluations of the contributions of Matrix Mechanics and Max Born to the formulation of quantum mechanics from Heisenberg’s Helgoland paper of 1925 to Born’s Nobel Prize of 1954…. Read more →

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Sequential measurements and the Kochen-Specker arguments   from  PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. Sat May 27 2023 07:52:15 (1 hour) # 1. Gábor, Hofer-Szabó (2023) Sequential measurements and the Kochen-Specker arguments. [Preprint]   Send To > Keep unreadDelete Classicality and Bell’s Theorem   from  PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. Sat May 27 2023 07:49:13 (1 hour) # 2…. Read more →

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Gravitational Machines. (arXiv:2305.10470v1 [gr-qc])   from  physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org  by  Freeman J. Dyson Fri May 19 2023 09:37:27 (1 day) # 1. A gravitational machine is defined as an arrangement of gravitating masses from which useful energy can be extracted. It is shown that such machines may exist if the masses are of normal astronomical size. A simple example… Read more →

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Why Bohr was wrong in his response to EPR. (arXiv:2305.06859v1 [quant-ph])   from  physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org  by  Aurélien Drezet Fri May 12 2023 08:56:19 (4 days) # 1. We assess the analysis made by Bohr in 1935 of the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox/theorem. We explicitly describe Bohr’s gedanken experiment involving a double-slit moving diaphragm interacting with two independent particles… Read more →

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The cosmological frame principle and cosmic acceleration. (arXiv:2304.12733v1 [gr-qc])   from  gr-qc updates on arXiv.org  by  Spiros Cotsakis, Jose P. Mimoso, John Miritzis Wed Apr 26 2023 08:57:12 (2 days) # 7. We discuss cosmological implications of the frame principle which states that physics is independent of frames. We show that there are frame-independent solutions that are globally stable, suggesting… Read more →

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Confirmation, or Pursuit-worthiness? Lessons from J. J. Sakurai’s 1960 Theory of the Strong Force for the Debate on Non-Empirical Physics.   from  PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. Sat Apr 22 2023 01:00:15 (8 hours) # 1. Ruiz de Olano, Pablo (2023) Confirmation, or Pursuit-worthiness? Lessons from J. J. Sakurai’s 1960 Theory of the Strong Force for the Debate… Read more →

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Black Hole Coalescence: Observation and Model Validation   from PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited.Sat Apr 15 2023 00:44:04 (8 hours)# 1. Elder, Jamee (2023) Black Hole Coalescence: Observation and Model Validation. [Preprint] Send To > Keep unreadDelete On the thermodynamics of reconciling quantum and gravity. (arXiv:2304.06494v1 [gr-qc])   from gr-qc updates on arXiv.org by H. Moradpour, S. Jalalzadeh, Umesh Kumar SharmaFri Apr 14… Read more →

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On separable states in relativistic quantum field theory. (arXiv:2304.03120v1 [gr-qc])   from  gr-qc updates on arXiv.org  by  Ko Sanders Fri Apr 07 2023 09:03:53 (23 hours) # 1. We initiate an investigation into separable, but physically reasonable, states in relativistic quantum field theory. In particular we will consider the minimum amount of energy density needed to ensure the existence of… Read more →

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Continuous versions of Haack’s puzzles: equilibria, eigen-states and ontologies   from  PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited. Sat Apr 01 2023 00:29:17 (9 hours) # 1. Stern, Julio Michael (2017) Continuous versions of Haack’s puzzles: equilibria, eigen-states and ontologies. [Preprint]   Send To > Keep unreadDelete Protogravity: a quantum-theoretic precursor to gravity   from  PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date Deposited…. Read more →

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Classical Thought in Newton’s General Scholium. (arXiv:2303.12945v1 [physics.hist-ph])   from  physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org  by  Karin Verelst Fri Mar 24 2023 09:25:11 (1 day) # 1. Isaac Newton, in popular imagination the Ur-scientist, was an outstanding humanist scholar. His researches on, among others, ancient philosophy, are thorough and appear to be connected to and fit within his larger philosophical and… Read more →