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A refined propensity account for GRW theory

Lorenzetti, Lorenzo

In: Foundations of Physics, 2021, vol. 51, no. 2, p. 20

Spontaneous collapse theories of quantum mechanics turn the usual Schrödinger equation into a stochastic dynamical law. In particular, in this paper I will focus on the GRW theory. Two philosophical issues that can be raised about GRW concern (a) the ontology of the theory, in particular the nature of the wave function and its role within the theory, and (b) the interpretation of the objective...

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Humean supervenience and tripartite entanglement relations

Lorenzetti, Lorenzo

In: Axiomathes, 2020, p. 15 p

It has been argued that Humean Supervenience (HS) is threatened by the existence of quantum entanglement relations. The most conservative strategy for defending HS is to add the problematic entanglement relations to the supervenience basis, alongside spatiotemporal relations. In this paper, I’m going to argue against this strategy by showing how certain particular cases of tripartite ...