Modal interpretations, decoherence and measurements

Guido Bacciagaluppi; Meir Hemmo

doi:10.1016/S1355-2198(96)00002-0

Modal interpretations, decoherence and measurements

Guido Bacciagaluppi, Meir Hemmo

Department of Philosophy

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We address Albert and Loewer's criticism of non-ideal measurements in the modal interpretation, by examining the implications of the theory of decoherence for the modal interpretation. In the models originally considered by Albert and Loewer, the inclusion of decoherence provides an answer to their criticism. New problems seem to arise in different models and in situations more general than measurements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	239-277
Number of pages	39
Journal	Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1355-2198(96)00002-0
State	Published - Sep 1996

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GB acknowledges support from the Arnold Gerstenberg Fund and the British Academy, MH from the Cambridge Overseas Trust and the Overseas Research Scheme.

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