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Heisenberg picture and reality

  • Part III. Invited Papers Dedicated To Louis De Broglie
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The idea is discussed according to which, in the Heisenberg picture, the operators correspond to the dynamic properties while the density matrix corresponds to our knowledge. A simple, soluble model is made use of in order to determine in what way this idea needs to be refined and what it then tells us about the relationship of reality and physics.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Particules Elémentaires, Université de Parix XI, Bâtiment 211, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

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d'Espagnat, B. Heisenberg picture and reality. Found Phys 22, 1495–1504 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01883736

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