It Ain't Necessarily So

[John Stachel]

Interpretations and Misinterpretations of Quantum Theory

This talk will discuss
1) Some current examples of misinterpretations:
a) What is the Copenhagen interpretation? b)Are duality and complementarity the same?
2) The traditional approach to scientific theories and why we should reject it:
a) Lessons from Bachelard b) Lessons from Latakos
3) Measurability Analysis:
The relation between definability and measurability
4) What quantization is and is not:
a) Role of h b) Open versus closed systems
5) Bohr on complementarity:
a) Evolution of his views b) Going beyond Bohr
6) Primacy of processes:
Bohr-Rosenfeld’s analysis of the electromagnetic field
7) Commutation relations and their physical significance:
a) The Poisson bracket in quantum mechanicsb) The Peierls bracket in quantum field theory

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