Measurement and quantum indeterminateness

Richard Healey

doi:10.1007/BF00665650

Measurement and quantum indeterminateness

Richard Healey

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Albert and Loewer^[1] have recently clarified their earlier objection to the interactive interpretation presented in Healey^[2]. They now charge that this interpretation fails to solve a problem of which the measurement problem is but a special case. The general problem is to reconcile quantum mechanics with the prima facie determinateness of such dynamical properties as the positions of macroscopic objects. In response I defend both the preeminent significance of determinate measurement outcomes and the claim that the models of Healey^[3] go a long way toward securing their determinateness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	307-316
Number of pages	10
Journal	Foundations of Physics Letters
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00665650
State	Published - Aug 1993

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determinateness problem
errorprone measurement
measurement problem
quantum measurement

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