Contextual objectivity: a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics

Published 8 May 2002 • Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Philippe Grangier 2002 Eur. J. Phys. 23 331 DOI 10.1088/0143-0807/23/3/312

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1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d'Optique Théorique et Appliquée, F-91403 Orsay, France

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  1. Received 6 June 2001
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Abstract

An attempt is made to formulate quantum mechanics (QM) in physical rather than in mathematical terms. It is argued that the appropriate conceptual framework for QM is `contextual objectivity', which includes an objective definition of the quantum state. This point of view sheds new light on topics such as the reduction postulate and the quantum measurement process.

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