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Philosophy of physics

approach holding that a quantum theory must specify basic matter in space and time, such as particles or flashes, that the wave function governs.

In philosophy of physics, primitive ontology refers to approach holding that a quantum theory must specify basic matter in space and time, such as particles or flashes, that the wave function governs. This meaning comes from Allori (2008) in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.[1]

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Allori, V., Goldstein, S., Tumulka, R., & Zanghì, N. (2008). On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory: Dedicated to GianCarlo Ghirardi on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 59(3), 353-389. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axn012

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