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View SchemaCritical Examination of the Conceptual Foundations of Classical Mechanics in the Light of Quantum Physics
| Authors | Gennaro Auletta |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0103047 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0103047 |
Abstract
As it is well known, classical mechanics consists of several basic features like determinism, reductionism, completeness of knowledge and mechanicism. In this article the basic assumptions are discussed which underlie those features. It is shown that these basic assumptions - though universally assumed up the beginnings of the XX century - are far from being obvious. Finally it is shown that - to a certain extent - there is nothing wrong in assuming these basic postulates. Rather, the error lies in the epistemological absolutization of the theory, which was considered as a mirroring of Nature.
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