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Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics

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Modal interpretations seek to solve the measurement problem within no collapse quantum mechanics and to account for the nonlocal ► correlations in quantum mechanics in EPR- and Bell-type scenarios in a way that might be compatible with special relativity. Various modal interpretations have been proposed, from the mid 1970s onwards, by Van Fraassen [1,2], Kochen [3], Healey [4], Dieks [5], Bub [6], and others. These versions are quite different from each other. We present below some of their main, and in some cases shared, features.

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Hemmo, M. (2009). Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. In: Greenberger, D., Hentschel, K., Weinert, F. (eds) Compendium of Quantum Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70626-7_122

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