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Measurement Problem and Non-Locality: An Alternative Interpretation
Independent Researcher, Paris, France
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Open Journal of Philosophy·Volume 15 (2024)·Pages 1–5·Published 23 December 2024·DOI10.4236/ojpp.2025.151001
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Abstract
The Measurement problem and Non-locality are classical problems in Quantum Mechanics and still unsolved in spite of the many proposed solutions. A new interpretation is proposed here, based on the idea that they are closely related problems. But it requires that we consider space and time not as objective mediums but as features of our representation of reality, as Kant explained more than two centuries ago.
KeywordsSuperposition of StatesWave Function CollapseActual and Potential PositionsProbabilityEntangled ParticlesAction at a DistanceInstantaneous Effect
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