Quantum mechanics, strong emergence and ontological non-reducibility
arXiv:1502.03831 · doi:10.1007/s10698-015-9224-1
Abstract
We show that a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, in which the notion of event is defined without reference to measurement or observers, allows to construct a quantum general ontology based on systems, states and events. Unlike the Copenhagen interpretation, it does not resort to elements of a classical ontology. The quantum ontology in turn allows us to recognize that a typical behavior of quantum systems exhibits strong emergence and ontological non-reducibility. Such phenomena are not exceptional but natural, and are rooted in the basic mathematical structure of quantum mechanics.
8 pages, to appear in Foundations of Chemistry
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