Actual Physics, Observation, and Quantum Theory
Tim Maudlin

TL;DR
This paper explores the connection between quantum theory and observational data, revisiting Einstein's approach to address interpretive issues and proposing potential new predictions based on this perspective.
Contribution
It revisits Einstein's approach to quantum theory, emphasizing the link with observational data and suggesting new predictions that could resolve interpretive controversies.
Findings
Re-examination of Einstein's approach to quantum data
Identification of a central aspect leading to new predictions
Potential resolution of interpretive controversies in quantum theory
Abstract
Since its inception, quantum theory has been the subject of fierce interpretive controversy, which persists to this day. Disputed topics include the basic ontology and dynamics of the theory, the role (if any) of measurement, the meaning of probability, and the issue of non-locality. But there is yet another problem that has been largely ignored: how the theory makes contact with observational data. The problem is endemic to physics, and was discussed by Einstein in several places. In this essay, I discuss Einstein's general approach, how it applied to some quantum-mechanical phenomena, and why a central aspect of the solution might lead to novel and important new predictions.
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Taxonomy
TopicsRelativity and Gravitational Theory · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
