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A New Look at Relational Holism in Quantum Mechanics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Matteo Morganti
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Abstract

Teller argued that violations of Bell's inequalities are to be explained by interpreting quantum entangled systems according to ‘relational holism’, that is, by postulating that they exhibit irreducible (‘inherent’) relations. Teller also suggested a possible application of this idea to quantum statistics. However, the basic proposal was not explained in detail nor has the additional idea about statistics been articulated in further work. In this article, I reconsider relational holism, amending it and spelling it out as appears necessary for a proper assessment, and application, of the position.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 76 , Issue 5 , December 2009 , pp. 1027 - 1038
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Copyright © The Philosophy of Science Association

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