Table of ContentsWhat does the Wave Function Describe? The success of quantum mechanics! Features difficult to understand: What happens after a measurement? Does wave function describe anything? Summary of the Three Categories Revisit: Hamiltonian Quantum Mechanics Measurements are ‘Actual Selections’ ‘Nonlocal Hidden Variables’ in ordinary QM: What does the wavefunction describe? Multiple Generative Levels II: Reality Principles, Causes and Effects Potentials from Virtual Particle Exchange Propensities for Virtual Processes Virtual ‘Principle ? Cause ? Effect’ |
Author: Ian Thompson, Department of Physics, University of Surrey Email: I.Thompson@surrey.ac.uk Home Page: http://www.ianthompson.org This Page: http://www.ianthompson.org/talks/wfdesc These slides (3 per page, postscript for printing): http://www.ianthompson.org/talks/wfdesc/slide3.ps These slides (2 per page, postscript for printing): http://www.ianthompson.org/talks/wfdesc/slide2.ps |