Einstein Completeness as Categoricity

Foundations of Physics 53 (2):1-15 (2023)
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This paper provides an algebraic reconstruction of Einstein’s argument for the incompleteness of quantum mechanics, in order to clarify the assumptions that underlie an understanding of Einstein completeness as categoricity.

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10.1007/s10701-023-00675-0

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