On the Categoricity of Quantum Mechanics

European Journal for Philosophy of Science 11 (1):1-14 (2021)
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The paper argues against an intuitive reading of the Stone-von Neumann theorem as a categoricity result, thereby pointing out that this theorem does not entail any model-theoretical difference between the theories that validate it and those that don't.

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10.1007/s13194-020-00328-3

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On the Categoricity of Quantum Mechanics.Iulian D. Toader - 2021 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science 11 (1):1-14.

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