Abstract
At the 1927 Solvay conference Born and Heisenberg presented a joint report on quantum mechanics. I suggest that the significance of this report lies in that it contains a 'final' formulation of the statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics that goes beyond Born's original proposal. In particular, this formulation imports elements from Heisenberg's work as well as from the transformation theory of Dirac
and Jordan. I suggest further a reading of Born and Heisenberg's position in which the wave function is an effective notion. This can make sense of a remarkable aspect of their presentation, namely the fact that the 'quantum mechanics' of Born and Heisenberg apparently lacks wave function collapse.
and Jordan. I suggest further a reading of Born and Heisenberg's position in which the wave function is an effective notion. This can make sense of a remarkable aspect of their presentation, namely the fact that the 'quantum mechanics' of Born and Heisenberg apparently lacks wave function collapse.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | HQ-1 |
| Editors | Juergen Renn |
| Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
| Publisher | Max-Planck-Institut fuer Wissenschaftsgeschichte |
| Pages | 269-288 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | MPIWG Preprint Series |
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Keywords
- B Philosophy (General)