The Epistemic View Upon Science

Inge S. Helland
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Inge S. Helland: University of Oslo, Department of Mathematics

Chapter Chapter 1 in Epistemic Processes, 2018, pp 1-20 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter gives the background for the book. Its relation to other views on the foundation of quantum theory are clarified and discussed. The fundamental notion of an e-variable (epistemic conceptual variable) is explained, it is discussed and is related to the statistical parameter-concept. A quantum state is in some generality linked to a question-and-answer pair, and an experiment connected to such a question-and-answer pair is described for the case of a spin 1/2 particle. The two basic postulates of quantum theory are stated and discussed. The importance of inaccessible conceptual variables is stressed, and this is related to Bohr complementarity.

Keywords: Epistemic View; Yukalov; Ontic Status; Epistemic Process; Spekkens (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95068-6_1

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