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Why Be regular?, part I

Benjamin H. Feintzeig J.B. Le Manchak Sarita Rosenstock J. Weatherall

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Abstract We provide a novel perspective on “regularity” as a property of representations of the Weyl algebra. We first critique a proposal by Halvorson [2004, “Complementarity of representations in quantum mechanics”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 35 (1), pp. 45–56], who argues that the non-regular “position” and “momentum” representations of the Weyl algebra demonstrate that a quantum mechanical particle can have definite values for position or momentum, contrary to a widespread view. We show that there are obstacles to such an intepretation of non-regular representations. In Part II, we propose a justification for focusing on regular representations, pace Halvorson, by drawing on algebraic methods.

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Mathematics Physics

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Benjamin H. Feintzeig

J.B. Le Manchak

Sarita Rosenstock

J. Weatherall

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Feintzeig, B.H., Manchak, J.L., Rosenstock, S., Weatherall, J. (2018). Why Be regular?, part I. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SHPSB.2018.10.007

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Tahun Terbit: 2018
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 12×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.1016/J.SHPSB.2018.10.007
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