An interpretation of the formalism of quantum mechanics in terms of epistemological realism

TL;DR

This paper proposes an epistemological realist interpretation of quantum mechanics, viewing particles as extended objects with nonlocal effects, offering new perspectives on measurement and EPR correlations, and suggesting experiments to test its validity.

Contribution

It introduces a novel interpretation of quantum mechanics grounded in epistemological realism, contrasting with Copenhagen, and incorporates nonlocal effects and extended particles.

Findings

Proposes a realist interpretation of quantum mechanics

Includes nonlocal effects and extended particles

Suggests experiments to differentiate interpretations

Abstract

We present an alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation of the formalism of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. The basic difference is that the new interpretation is formulated in the language of epistemological realism. It involves a change in some basic physical concepts. Elementary particles are considered as extended objects and nonlocal effects are included. The role of the new concepts in the problem of measurement and of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlations is described. Experiments to distinguish the proposed interpretation from the Copenhagen one are pointed out.