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Since the early 1930s, Popper has been publishing articles about the foundations of quantum mechanics. and he has had many useful things to say in a number of books and articles. With some hesitation, I have narrowed the scope of what I shall discuss to two topics: the propensity interpretation of probability and quantum mechanics as a statistical theory. Throughout his writings, but especially in The Logic of Scientific Discovery, Popper has a great deal to say also about measurement in quantum mechanics. I shall not discuss these matters except as they bear upon his conception of the role of probability in quantum mechanics.
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Suppes, P. (1993). Popper’s Analysis of Probability in Quantum Mechanics. In: Models and Methods in the Philosophy of Science: Selected Essays. Synthese Library, vol 226. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2300-8_22
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