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In a message dated 19/11/2006 _Bernx at aol.com_ (mailto:Bernx@aol.com) writes:
In a message dated 11/18/2006 _GEVANS613 at aol.com_ (mailto:GEVANS613@aol.com)
writes:
Jud: [previously]
>From an ontological point of view I reject the idea of *non-locality* as
utter nonsense. Permanent or semi-permanent locus is fine, [even I have a
holiday home] and if the suggestion is that entities exist in *no particular point
in space* for long, but like swallows in summer are permanently on the move -
well that is fine too. But if the wink and finger to the lips is that
entities do not exist ANYWHERE - EVER - then I accuse the claimants of such
absurdities as being utter fools who should be incarcerated in the same mental home
as Heidegger and the mad Bishop Berkeley.
Bernard: Well, I suppose that is the end of that. In any case the subject of
non-locality is concisely out lined in the following, for those interested,
in a book by W. Michael Dickson:
Quantum Chance and Non-locality
Probability and Non-locality in the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
W. Michael Dickson
Indiana University
book examines in detail two of the fundamental questions raised by quantum
mechanics. Is the world indeterministic? Are there connections between
spatially separated objects? In the first part of the book after outlining the
formalism of quantum mechanics and introducing the measurement problem, the author
examines several interpretations, focusing on how each proposes to solve the
measurement problem and on how each treats probability. In the second part,
the author argues that there can be non-trivial relationships between
probability (specifically, determinism and indeterminism) and non-locality in an
interpretation of quantum mechanics. The author then re-examines some of the
interpretations of part one of the book in the light of this argument, and
considers how they are with regard to locality and Lorentz invariance. One of the
important lessons that comes out of this discussion is that any examination of
locality, and of the relationship between quantum mechanics and the theory of
relativity, should be undertaken in the context of a detailed interpretation
of quantum mechanics. The book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the
interpretation of quantum mechanics, including researchers in the philosophy
of physics and theoretical physics, as well as graduate students in those
fields.
JUD EVANS:
The key words above tell their own tale:
1) questions
2) is?
3) Are there?
4) interpretations
5) proposes
6) argues that there can be
7) re-examines some of the interpretations
8) an interest in the interpretation of quantum mechanics
regards,
Jud Evans.
Personal Website: http://evans-experientialism.freewebspac…
