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On quantum fundamentalism
According to one possible diagnosis of the quantum measurement problem, it is a consequence of quantum fundamentalism claiming that ontology and epistemology of the world are exclusively quantum, and…
Francois-Igor PrisJul 21, 2023
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The Generative Programs Framework
Recently there has been significant interest in using causal modelling techniques to understand the structure of physical theories. However, the notion of `causation' is limiting - insisting that a…
Mordecai Waegell, Kelvin J. McQueen, Emily C. AdlamJul 21, 2023
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G\"oran Lindblad in memoriam
This is a brief account of the life and work of G\"oran Lindblad.
Ingemar BengtssonJul 20, 2023
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History and Problems of the Standard Model in Cosmology
Since the beginning of the 20th century, a continuous evolution and perfection of what we today call the standard cosmological model has been produced, although some authors like to distinguish…
Martin Lopez-CorredoiraJul 20, 2023
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Underdetermination in Classic and Modern Tests of General Relativity
Canonically, `classic' tests of general relativity (GR) include perihelion precession, the bending of light around stars, and gravitational redshift; `modern' tests have to do with, inter alia,…
William J. Wolf, Marco Sanchioni, James ReadJul 19, 2023
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The History of Moral Certainty as the Pre-History of Typicality
This paper investigates the historical origin and ancestors of typicality, which is now a central concept in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics and Bohmian Mechanics. Although Ludwig Boltzmann did…
Mario HubertJul 19, 2023
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What is a reference frame in General Relativity?
This work introduces a novel three-fold classification of reference frames in General Relativity, distinguishing between Idealised Reference Frames (IRFs), Dynamical Reference Frames (DRFs), and Real…
Nicola BamontiJul 18, 2023
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Time reversal invariance and ontology
Albert and Callender have challenged the received view that theories like classical electrodynamics and non-relativistic quantum mechanics are time reversal invariant. They claim that time reversal…
Ward StruyveJul 15, 2023
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Scope of the action principle
Laws of motion given in terms of differential equations can not always be derived from an action principle, at least not without introducing auxiliary variables. By allowing auxiliary variables, e.g.…
Ward StruyveJul 15, 2023
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Physical Time as Human Time
I dissent from the standard assertion of a "Two Times Problem," in which physical time is taken as being at odds with the human sense of a "flow of time." I provide a brief overview of the case to be…
Ruth E. KastnerJul 15, 2023
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Are observers reducible to structures?
Physical systems are characterized by their structure and dynamics. But the physical laws only express relations, and their symmetries allow any possible relational structure to be also possible in a…
Ovidiu Cristinel StoicaJul 13, 2023
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Orthodox or Dissident? The Evolution of Bohm's Ontological Reflections in the 1950s
David Bohm has often been considered unable to understand the meaning of the quantum revolution as well as its radical metaphysical implications. Similarly, his pilot-wave theory was negatively…
Andrea OldofrediJul 12, 2023
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Against the "nightmare of a mechanically determined universe": Why Bohm was never a Bohmian
David Bohm has put forward the first deterministic interpretation of quantum physics, and for this he seems to be regarded as a champion of determinism by physicists (both his contemporaries and the…
Flavio Del Santo, Gerd Christian KrizekJul 10, 2023
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On a Seldom Oversight in Fermi's Calculations: Seventy Years Later
We discuss an unfortunate mistake, for a Dirac free particle, in the last Fermi lecture notes on quantum mechanics, in a course given at the University of Chicago in winter and spring of 1954. As is…
Sergei K. SuslovJul 9, 2023
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Unveiling the Connection: ER bridges and EPR in the work of Einstein
This paper explores the ER bridges theory and its relationship with quantum phenomena. An argument can be made that the ER bridges theory does not explicitly address quantum phenomena and implies…
Galina WeinsteinJul 9, 2023
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Simulating Nelsonian Quantum Field Theory
We describe the picture of physical processes suggested by Edward Nelson's stochastic mechanics when generalized to quantum field theory regularized on a lattice, after an introductory review of his…
Andrea CarossoJul 6, 2023
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Mathematical model of inverted analemmatic sundial on the example of Belogorsk sundial of the Bronze Age
This article proposes a mathematical model of an inverted analemmatic sundial, provides formulas for calculating the coordinates of their hour markers. On the example of the Belogorsk sundial, a…
Larisa N. VodolazhskayaJul 3, 2023
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Time is Order
In this paper I argue that the fundamental aspect of our notion of time is that it defines an order relation, be it a total order relation between configurations of the world or just a partial order…
Álvaro Mozota FraucaJun 26, 2023
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Sciama's argument on life in a random universe: Distinguishing apples from oranges
Dennis Sciama argued that the existence of life depended on many quantities, the fundamental constants, so in a random universe life should be highly unlikely. However, without full knowledge of…
Zhi-Wei Wang, Samuel L. BraunsteinJun 26, 2023
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Jos\'e D\'iaz Bejarano (1933-2019). A Bibliography
Jos\'e D\'iaz Bejarano (1933-2019) was born in Puebla de la Calzada (Badajoz, Spain). He studied Chemistry in the University of Seville and Physics in the University of Madrid. Later, he developed a…
J. M. VaqueroJun 24, 2023
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Bohr's Anti-Realist Realism in Contemporary (Quantum) Physics and Philosophy
We discuss the influential role of Niels Bohr's work in the anti-realist realist re-foundation of physics that took place during the 20th century. We will focus in how, developing the modern…
Christian de RondeJun 24, 2023
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Methodological Reflections on the MOND/Dark Matter Debate
The paper re-examines the principal methodological questions, arising in the debate over the cosmological standard model's postulate of Dark Matter vs. rivalling proposals that modify standard…
Patrick M. Duerr, William J. WolfJun 22, 2023
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The measurement problem and scientific realism
Many attempts have been made to characterise and solve the infamous measurement problem of quantum mechanics by advocating, implicitly or explicitly, different realist perspectives. As a result, we…
Jorge Alberto Manero Orozco, Juan Alberto Guzman GarciaJun 20, 2023
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The nature of time and motion in relativistic operational reality
We argue that the construction of spacetime is personal, specific to each observer, and requires combining aspects of both discovery and creation. What is usually referred to as the block universe…
Diederik Aerts, Massimiliano Sassoli de BianchiJun 19, 2023
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The Institute of Physics of La Plata in the first post-war period: the qualified transmission of sciences to young people
In the first decade of the 20th century, the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, founded in 1905, created a modern and well-equipped Physics Institute. In this paper we study the impact that this…
Alejandro Gangui, Eduardo L. OrtizJun 17, 2023
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