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This paper develops the logical interpretation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics initially proposed by Hilary Putnam [11]. (See also [1] and [2].) The main features of this interpretation are briefly summarized in this introduction.
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Demopoulos, W. (1976). The Possibility Structure of Physical Systems. In: Harper, W.L., Hooker, C.A. (eds) Foundations of Probability Theory, Statistical Inference, and Statistical Theories of Science. The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 6c. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1438-0_4
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