The Information Interpretation and the Conceptual Problems of Quantum Mechanics

Foundations of Physics 33 (4):665-676 (2003)
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Abstract

It has been traditionally considered that Quantum Mechanics has two conceptual kinds of problems, namely, those related with local-realism and the so-called measurement problem. That is, the uniqueness of the result when we make a measurement. With the development of what is called generically Quantum Information Theory, a new form of the Copenhagen interpretation of the formalism has taken shape.(1) In this paper, we will analyse if this information interpretation is able to clarify these old problems. Although this interpretation seems to be the most promising approach we have, we have reached the conclusion that the answer cannot be given in a positive and clear way yet

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